The Board further recommended that the adequacy of work proposed by 

 local authorities, detailed plans, specifications, assurances that the 

 requirements of local, cooperation vrill be met and arrangemjnts for pro- 

 secuting the entire project be approved by the Chief of Bigineers prior 

 to commencement of vv'orko 



The estimated amounts of federal participation in accordance with 

 the foregoing recommendations are as follows: 



Hammonasset ^ach |128,000 



Middle Beach (Revetment method) 11,000 

 Middle :^ach (Alternative protective 



beach method) 17,000 



The total estimated Federal participation is therefore $138,000 or 

 flASjOOO depending upon the plan adopted for Middle Beach „ 



The Board also concurred in the recommendation of the Division 

 Sigineer on the methods of protection and improvement developed for 

 privately oT/ned shores, for which no policy of Federal' participation 

 has been established, 



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ATLANTIC CITY, NEIT JERSEY 



Atlantic City is located on the coast of New Jersey about A5 miles 

 northeast of Cape May, the southern tip of the State at the entrance to 

 Delaware Bay. It comprises nearly one-half of the length of the barrier 

 beach island knovm as Absecon Island o Absecon Inlet is the northeast- 

 ern boundary of the city and islands 



Atlantic City is approximately 60 miles from Philadelphia, Pa„, 

 and 125 miles from New York Cityo The extensive development and dense 

 population of the area within a fev^ hundred miles of Atlantic City make 

 it the most popular resort of its kind in the country. The total 

 patronage of the resort is estimated at 13,000,000 annuallyo The 

 summer residents are estimated at 800,000 compared to the pennanent 

 population of 70,000o Sxunmer week-end vacationists are estimjated at 

 360,000= Visitors are drawn from all parts of the country and also 

 from foreign countries „ In addition to the summer patronage, there 

 is considerable patronage during the remainder of the year. Many 

 conventions are held there, attracted by the large convention hall 

 and excellent hotel facilities. The assessed valuation of property 

 in the city in 19^8 was nearly §9^,000,000. 



The ocean front beaches in Itlantic City are generally wide and 

 flat. However in recent years the beach adjacent to Absecon Inlet 

 has deteriorated until the high water line was shoreward of the 

 Boardwalk. In 1948 the city and State restored the beach in this area 



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