The daily gazette., 1881-01-19
BOARD OF TRADE.


ED-cOuHCIL TO BE ASKED TO NOV
IN THE NATTER.
A special meeting Of the Board o
) Trade washeld last evening In the OF
nee OF E. A. Van Trump, No. 0O1
Shipley street. There were present
Henry Mendinhall, George w. Bush
James Bradford, Capt. A. Kelly, w
Hastings, X. t. Warner, K. p. Wal
ton, VIM. Gibbons, Eli Garrett, Jot
II. jackson, Capt. N. r. Benson. @
3. Rowland and Secretary L. A. Var
| In the absence of Geo. 8. Capelie,
Henry Mendinhall was called to the
chair.
| Upon assuming the position of Pres.
ident OF the meeting Mr.. Mendinhall
stated that 1t had been called for the
purpose Of hearing and taking some
action upon the U. b. Engineers re-
port In regard to the surveying Of the
Chrisiiana and dredging from its
mouth TO the pulp works recently
erected by the Jessup & Moore Paper
Company.
Before any report was submitted
there was an informal discussion upon
general matters, aud also AZ to how
the Board should be continued.
Mr.. Bush stated that he had been
requested By Mr.. George S, Capelle 10
inform the Board that he desired to
resign the Office Of President, and ask
cd that the Board take some action In
the matter. By general consent the
subject was postponed until the annual
meeting in October next.
The object OF the meeting was then
taken up, and Mr.. Il. T. Warner read
the following as q report OF a special
committee appointed in April last. for
the purpose OF conferrin0 with Col.
Macomb and Ludlow:
WILMINGTON, Del, Jan. 1s.
George r. Capelle, Esq, President of
the Wilmington Board of Trade
DEAR SIR-The committe co appoint.
cd By you 70 secure legis lation from
the general government !or the inn
Provement Of the channel of the Chris
tiana, and TO confer with Colenels
Ludlow and Macomb as to the requir-
ments In such legislation, take plea
sure in reporting that, through the
kindly interest of Hon. Thomas r.
Bayard, seconded by the committee of
the City Council though not acting di-
rectly with your committee, and
through the very deep interest mani.
tested by Col. William Ludlow, oflhe
United States engineers, ordered that
the survey Of the Christiana be made
from the Delaware railroad bridge To
the mouth Of the Ch-istiana, and an
estimate Of the work be made and
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We hand you herewith, together with
an interesting letter from Colonel
Ludlow, insisting upon the adoption
Of measures that will prevent eifectu-
ally the emptying of silt and debris in
TO The river. In conversation with
Col. Ludlow, he assured US most pos
itively that the general government
would not become scavenger Of the
city.AAnd while We have in the Chris
tiana n magnificent opportunity 10
form one Of the most valuable har-
bors In this country, he cannot consci-
entIously recommend the work to be
undertaken without some assurance
from the city authorities that the city
would trap, or otherwise protect the
stream from city washings and the
offal Of the manufactures.
We enclose herewith estimates Of the
cost OF the work TO secure Is feet OF
Sster At low tide from the mouth OF the
Christiana TO the pulp works, aud also a
careful Approximate OF the commerce of
the river, showing the value passing
over 1t annually Of 14,000,0O0. THIS
estimate your committee tanks is un-
der, rather than above the real value OF
the river commerce. Col. Ludlow
kindly offered q tracing Of the survey OF
.he ChristiAna, II we would pay for the
time OF the draughtsmea while making
1t. This will cost $40. Your commit.
lee assumed the responsibility Of ac-
cepting the offer. This survey Is most
valuable from the fact that no accurate
survey, or map, other than this is In ex-
istsnee. 1t Is made with great care and
accuracy. Your committee expects to
receive II by Saturday morning.
Your committee recommend that the
subject be called TO the attention Of the
City Council.
A small trap at the foot of Market
street, constructed by Charles Warner
d Co., IL 10 estimated will keep about
$50 cubic yards of solid mater per
month fiom the Christiana.
Signed K. I. WARNER,
J. FAYLoR CAUSE,
HENRY MENDENHALL,
GRO. w. BUSH.
Mr.. warner then read letter from
Col. Macomb In regard to The naviga-
tion Of the stream, and the survey of
the stream, submitted TO the General of
Engineers at Washington. The letter
gives the depth aud width Of the chan
mel at various points, beginning at the
mouth and continuing on up 10 the Del
ware railroad bridge. The letter states
that the work Of improving the stream
has been in progress since 1871, aud
during the time Ss5,SO0 has been ex-
pended.
In regard to the channel the report
says: At the entrance there is clear
depth OF IS feet. Near the rolling mill
wharf, 9 distance of about 5000 feet,
the channel deepens 70 1S and 20 feet.
From this point to the mouth of the
BrandyWins, II exceeds Is feet. Frem
the Brandywine to Third street bridge,
the 10 feet continues. At Third street
bridge there exists ledge Of rock, both
above and below the bridge. From
Third street to Market street, conveying
what might be termed the whole city