The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-23
THE HARB0R ALL RIGHT.
MEETING OF THE RIVER IMPR0'E-
MENT COMMITTEE.
VESSELS ia We NO TROUBLE
COMING HERE
THE PROCEEDINGS OF TUE COURTS
YESTERDAY.
Manchester News Railroad Earnings
sale OF Property m Henrico Tell
ing Mr.. Moses howdy-Ihe
Free Bridge-Locai Notes

The Committee on the Improvement
If the lanes River met in the Councll
Chamber Yesterday afternoon at6 O'Clock
and had quite an interesting session
After the usual routine WORK had Deen
disposed Of the following resolution,
which had passed by both branches OF
the CITY Council, was read. The resoiu,
ton was offered in the Common Council
bv Mr.. TIP. Campbell, and here IL Is
Whereas. il appears that the harDor
within the corporate limits has been al
lowed TO fiji, so as TO impede navigation
IN the detriment OF some OF our mer-
chants: and whereas, the city oil hlch,
mond owns tug boat, scoWs ana
dredges. and the necessary machinery
for keeping the harbOr clear, ana the
said tug. scOws. etc, or q portion OF
saroe appear 10 be under the control OF
the United States Engineer IN charge OF
the United States government improve
menis: therefore be it
Resolred by tie Council ~ me cHy ~
Richmond fthe Board Of Aldermen CON
currinrl. That the Committee on I'M
movement of James River be, and Is
hereby. instructed to report to the Coun-
Gil what agreement or contract II any
exists between said committee and the
United States Engineer, or assistants IN
regard TO said tugboats, scOws, dredges'
&c or any portion thereof, or any other
facts that may exist that would enable
them to keep the harbor within the CITY
limits clear at all times
In connection with this resolution ana
its preamble. the following petition, ad-
dressed to the Council, accompanied 1t
"Gentlemen.-The undersigned, your
petitioners, beg leave TO ask that you
look into the matter of distractions IN
the Richmond harbor, and would say
that for some weeks during tins
year that they have been unable
10 get freight consigned to them
hv . vessels into the dock owing
10 the harbor being filled up and
the CITY dredge being in charge of the
government and working outside OF the
city limits, and would ask that your hon
orable body take such steps as toprevent
the plant leaving the city limits OF the
harbor in future, so as TO give the bust
ness Of the city such service as they
should have, &c
This petition was signed by James c.
Smith. James r. Gordon, Currie u Co.
Cmmp & West, Warner Moore, A. ;.
Lee. :. =. Lathrop, Davenport X Nor
ris. Mrs Jane King, A. d. Landerkin'
for Richmond Ice Company, Charles II
Page and :. W Trayers IL Co.
ACTION or THE Committee.
Mr.. Lewis d. Crenshaw, chairman OF
the committee, had requested that each
of the petitioners be summoned to at
tend this meeting, but only Mr. Page
and Mr.. Trayers put in an appearance
These gentlemen were invited to make
their reasons known for signing the pc
titiOn.
Mr.. Travers stated that he had not ex
perienced any trouble in receiving con
sirnments. and that he had signed the
petiton under protest. lie desired tho
comnittee TO understand that he meant
no reflection upon il, having Away
found them courteous ana kind IN deal
ing with him.
Mr.. Page declared that he was in
duced 10 sign the petition, not on ac-
count Of any trouble he had aet in re-
ceiying freight from vessels in the bar
Dor. but because he expected trouble
He was satisfied now that there would be
no trouble.
The report of Superintendent Thomas
Cunningham, ST., which was read before
the committee. showed that the dredging
in harbor had been promptly done, and
that vessels drawing fifteen feet OF
water could now find their berths with
ont the smallest inconvenience, at mean
high tide.
On motion of Major E. d. Starke, the
chairman was requested to prepare a re-
port i'm answer to the referred TO the
committee by the Council, embodyine
the facts set forth above. Hereafter
there will be no harbOr troubles, and in
this connection it can be said that the
only vessel that ever had any difficulty
in getting into the dock has recently
made the trip without trouble.