The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-23
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Ferry to Bolivar is Needed and May
BE Established.
ANTICIPATED SHIPMENTS OF GRAIN
Brings Many Vessels to the Port Prob.
lem Not Enfiroiy Splvsd-CIearinE
Up Tho Streets,

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the many projects which are beng agitat-
ed 8 s a help to Gslvestcn's trade and COM
merce Is u ferry between Bolivar Point
and the city wharves. a, present there
Is hardly part of the broad domain OF
| Texas more remote from the market OF
Galveston. so far as accessibility Is con-
| cerned, than that part of the mainland
lying northeast OF the city, and known
and designated as Bolivar peninsula. AL
though rowboats. tugs and schooners o.
cassionally cross the bay 10 and from
the point. there is no regular communica-
ton. and the peninsula farmers are ut
some disadvantage In marketing their pro-
ducts and doing their trading here.
| Judge Lockhart of the county commits
soncrs court is on record as an earnest
and persistent advocate of free ferry
! between Galveston and Bolivar as an
I offset to the free bridge across West bay
/ but this project Is not generally regarded
| as feasible When tina interstate railroad
/ j. completed from beaumont to Bolivar. as
| It ia expected to be by next spring, the
| necessIS will arise Tor Il ferry UJdt 10
| transfer the freight, probably In the load
l.niid from the islsud 10 the peninsula, AID
/ II IS now suggested that such an arrange
! iheni might be made as would jointly
] interest ma county ana the Railroad com
] luuy in the establishment and uuinten-
/ ance OF a puhlis ferry for the use Of both
/ we iuiiroai company and the pnbllc; lii
! sith IN went IL is suggested that bolivar
1 lcint might come into notice as II place
/ OF some lihporiance and productive re-
Rlnn OF the mainland In Galveston county,
/ Zoe developed as never before.
WATER ON TIE BRAIN.
The matter nearest the hearts OF Gal
| vcstonians is deep water or the bar For
as many years as Galveston has been a
| mort II has hsen that's ot,,o@ ror,,,,,, ,.,..t,
,be -a,tt1i o., M, u'ile' Vo'.eei' unti'
| lnt partial Accomplishments of their long
| cherished desire and new the matter III.
r,rmost In the Galveston mind ,s hn,, -
,.so doo, ,,.,,a -, .'4,,'u 70 Ilow ~
| Use ueep water 10 Inc best advantage. The
| cotton season IL drawins Ia a close and
the prospect is rot ,ro,,Is,,, for a., to,,.,
,n, ~ oors,,o. pio'''',.ns io' s''e io"I-
with the South's staple crop vet IN he
exported via this port.
lnt that other cargo is expected 20 n
considerable amount is evidenced bv the
large number OF vessels IN and cleared
Ioi nus port and the additions constantly
| dirafrs he vte .ae Isl, ms clearly IN
ncnts through this port are art.icipnted'P
This is one OF the tirst and chez results
| expected If deep water but unlnss n
mcAns return cargoes of general nnerch. -,
disc for distribution through Texas and
| the West n turn Of the current of i%nncrts
as well as exports the ntilization Of den =,
| RIM tVDatba, ~. - tt'' - tN"IlHcN..
been accomplished IL v"t to naS avtuaiiy
| ~ ne iucreased depth obtained much is
,,t t''isSamY que TO dredging, which can
| nSc.nt I 10y DE uescrlbed as permanent
! aucc of the -nsthod emniovad oH ,,.i,.
me drodEe boat wos unable to perform
| - ~ 90 we OWING TO rough weather,
| charre vne vac n 30, , ,enS9n me engineer In
! SfnuTdav IN no i',1uS v.!let successful on
! survey Thn Mia - us ,,s uSual nouthlS
ilf bsr TO-. X 80 . i'ou it OF me depth on
| +. m Wednosdo, as r. SIZES tV4 ie"t az !
| feet nj 70 n ~, 90 Nc, W iIa mum anu w
| mum deoth. t.nel wa ~ ~ " ihui-
was ~ foot and ,,etNr - i tV''"E the isplh
| Variati ions arc tiot rulirsg, -N Iileao
mum Is nor nm in,rro,,i',u'i, hut me maxi
viously reported and lie 'n, 0 uvPtn pre-
/ ally, arises what might be the resiIt If
odvr s.oH.a re discontinued for any
n,v-I,, W., -, y, r,'.e,
A. ,ho lac. ChH D
- ''V ''S'' meeting OF the city council
$1,000 was appropriated for the use of the
| health department n w.s orl, q III
a,oo,,p+ ,,,, tn. o"'S Sh'ti
'V"'t- '"' II VIII ne expended 1udicious-
! ~ under the direction Of the city health
/ physician. w. G. Fisher TvreI,o il.
, the business streets of the city. Aftar
! ~" ous'ntSS streets are cleaned the resi-
tcntion ''''' ~ '''o city VIII receive at
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.
There ia mud fn,. .,,, -, -.