The daily gazette., 1874-12-30

"c could oPernt IL III oTutf, 10 give
us the most extensive water front and d
very excellent channel.
AS have stated, it will Give me great
pleasure to receive any delegation in
Washington and 60 to the depattmentb
there or to the engineer or any committee
or congress and engraft on any appro-
pr!atlon bill the sum necessaafto carry
this into effect, and / see noEreaspn to
doubt but that we will Be euccessful in
1T IT we be moderate insdenand. If we
get it, We will provide that it be not tai
ken away from US.
i take it for granted there will be d
close scanning of appropriations in. the
present condition of the finances of the
look upon this harbor as very i'm
portant to all parts of the country-es-
pecIany to us and to the government df
the U. 3. They will see wise economy
IN placing such machine under the
control OF the Board of Trade or the
| MUNICIPAL authorities in order that 1t
can be used for the purpose of benefit
ting and clearing the harbor. This is all
| that occurs to me at this time. When
receive the report Of the Chief Engineer
or his subordinates, will cause copies
to be sent your Secretary and shall he
glad during the winter to have any COM
munication with your delegation and
! then as l best may in procuring this
appropriation.
| After a few remarks by Messrs. j. r.
heald and Charles Warner, George
w. Stone read a resolution of the Board
of Trade of Philadelphia, in February,
1865, requesting Congressional action
fol. improving the Christiana harbor.
He san the Improvement. was requested
Tor two reasons, first, for the benefit
OF shipping generally on the Delaware;
secondly for the local advantage to
Wilmington
Mr.. George W Bush spoke of the
erection of piers at the mouth of the
creek.
Mr.. Chas. Warner said it costs $50, 0D0
a year to operate the mud machine
He believed Colonel Kurtz's views, if
finally carried out, would make it all
right.
Div. I. T. Warner stated that 40
es1 d 1874 2ass vessels have entered
Rks port
II Mr.. Bayard said further that Co a.
grsss seldom appropriates the fuA
amount recommended by the Depart
meat, but most always either reduces
k2r disregards the amount specified.
'He thought il Best fer the Boards 5
committee to get Col KurN's authority
and cite i in any presentation which
may be made 10 Congressional com
mifee..
Mt. W. ". Lobdell stated that tho v
had used a mud MACHINE and got a
Idepth OF Ia feet Of Water and in one
month the mud had filled up again se
that HfeTe was only 2 feet or water
/ On motion Of Mr Heald the question
Iwas referred to the o0nmittee on Ha r.
Dor Appropriations.
On nsasA, Of Nh. z. L. Warner c,
iTuHmitses Of three was ointed
to confer viii CsloIer M1ffx. On
MIR. heald g MVsisn the chair made the
appointment.
I LIessrs. j. T. eause, Francis Barry
and E. T. Warner, compose the COM
mittee.
| Mr., joseph Grabs reiwred to the
fournsw light Houses On the Delawar re
lriver.~'
The chair thought that Il committee
ought to be appointed to gather sta-
tisties.
Mr.. Preston Lea suggested that the
committee last appointed attdhd to the
matter, Which was agreed to, and it W IS
so referred.
1 Mi. Heald called attention to the
meeting of the Peninsular newspape er
editors on the morrow, and recess of
ten minutes was taken to consider the
subject. The Board will entertain
the party at the Clayton House.
/ The Committee on Room were in-
structed to arrangs for the place Of
| meeting after March Goth rext.
i Mr. Bradford called up the question
of sending committee to the Legisla-
turc on the subject of Hsury, to get the
law amended
Mr.. Griibb read a resolution of the
Pennsylvania Constitutional Co u
, vention. In that State, they have,
comparatively speaking, no usu ~
laws They can collect, upon prosecu-
ton, any amount charged. not over
/, legal interest, and only the sum above
, legal interest is forfeited for usury ;
: but in Delaware, under the existing
law, the whole interest and principal
is forfeited ia case of an excess of Dr.
i'cent interest.
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