Excerpt from A Historical Summary Giving the Scope of Previous Projects for the Improvement of Certain Rivers and Harbors

About 1856 three piers were built at the ledge miles below Calais by the Lighthouse Establishment to prevent vessels descend ing the river on ebb tide from being thrown on the ledge.

The river and harbor act of June 23, 1866, directed an examination at St. Croix River above the ledge, and the river and harbor act of March 2, 1867, made an appropriation of with the proviso that The Province of New Brunswick shall contribute and pay to the proper disbursing officer a like sum for said purpose, said pay ment being made on condition that in no event shall the Province of New Brunswick be called upon for more than half the sum actually expended for said purpose. The annual report for 1867 contained an estimate of as the cost of a channel 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep at low water. In 1868 the estimate was increased to and in 1871 to The river and harbor act of March 3, 1873, carried an appropriation of and the river and harbor act of June 23, 1874, an additional making a total of The Dominion of Canada made an appropriation of In the annual report for 1875 a project for a channel 9 feet deep at mean low water, 200 feet wide up to Todds Ledge, and 100 feet wide thence to the toll bridge, was estimated to cost In 1874 the min ister of public works of the Dominion of Canada refused his consent to the expenditure of Canadian funds until satisfied that there would be no further deposits of mill waste to again close the channel. In 1877 the estimated cost of the project was put at The river and harbor act of March 3, 1879, made the unexpended balance, amounting to available for another locality (lubec Channel).

A resolution of the House of Representatives, December 15, 1880, requested information as to the condition of the breakwater (piers), the necessity for repair, and the probable cost. The report (h. Ex. Doc. No. 27, 46th Cong., 3d sess.) represented the piers as in bad condition and submitted an estimate of as the cost of rebuild ing them. The river and harbor act of March 3, 1881, appropriated and the work was accomplished the same year.

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