in Upper Narragansett Bay, He also asserted that protective works 

 were a Federal responsibility. 



Local interests urged Federal participation, claiming that 

 since, in principle, salt-water flooding is in no way different than 

 fresh-water flooding. Federal responsibilities in river flood con- 

 trol should be extended to include tidal flood control. Further, 

 local interests expressed the opinion that protective barriers in 

 Lover Narragansett Bay would justify Federal participation since the 

 intererts of two states would be involved, and an important area in 

 the bay necessary to the national defense would be affected. The 

 cost of such large-scale engineering structures, it was considered, 

 would be more than the states and municipalities concerned could 

 reasonably be expected to spend. 



U9. PROPOSALS FOR PROTECTION 



A number of specific proposals have been /dvanced by local 

 interests for hurricane flood protection. The raajority of these 

 proposals have been for consideration of barriers or dams at specific 

 locations in the bay that would afford measurable protection against 

 tidal rises for t^ie arrn'i behind the barriers. 



At least IS plans involving 25 locations for barriers, as 

 listed below, were presented in sufficient detail to merit careful 

 exaunination and review, 



a, l^oer Providence River barrier plans 



(1) Ship Street, Providence 



(2) South Street, Providence 



(3) Point Street, Providence 



(U) Fox Point at Tockwotten Street, Providence, Two alter- 

 native plans proposed, 



b. Lower Providence River plans 



(1) Harbor Junction -.vharf , Providence 



(2) Sassafras Point, Providence 



(3) Fields Point, Providence, to ^iast Providence, Three 

 alternative plans oronosed 



(U) Pawtuxet Point, Sdgewood, to Sabin Point, East 

 Fi'ov'.dence 



(5) Gaspoe Point, Vjarwic'c, to Bullock Point, East Providence 



(6) 3onimicut Point, V/an>rick, to Ilayatt Point, Harrington 



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