The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-18
TO IMPROVE HARBOR
Organized Effort to That End Through a
Representative Central Committee.
PLAN ADOPTED AT MEETING Last NIGHT
To Avoid DisJoinaca Action and Con-
ccntrato All Efforts For the I'm.
provement OF the Harbor. All the
Bnaiuess Organizations Will Elect
Members OF n Central Committee.

meeting Of the representative busi-
ness men of Norfolk and Portsmouth
was heid last evening In the rooms Of
the business Mems Associa tion, to con-
slder ways and means OF securing the
passage OF legislation for the harbor OF
Norfolk.
Capt. w. r. Mayo. the Mayor. was
ealied to the chair and Maj. Charles
Pickett was made secretary.
In taking the chair Capt. MAYO stated
that me Board OF Harbor Commission
ers had long been alive to the necessity
OF improving the harbor. and to that
END 1t has launched the scheme of re-
moving the bulk heads Of the old East-
crn Branch bridge, OF removing as much
or Hospital Point as possible and of
deepening the harbor. When, he said
capt. Phillips refused TO bring the
cruiser New York into the harbor he
made the Navy Department an auxiliary
10 any effort to deepen the harbor Of
Norfolk
WATER ENOUGH FOR COMMERCE..
There is amply enough water for the
merchant marine, he said, but for the
navy we need deep channel. The har-
Dor is also constructed by Hospital
Point; which should be removed.
COTTON EXCHANGES LETTER
a letter was then read from the Cot
ton Exchange. stating that that body
mas already taken action i'm the matter
aitd has placed itself on record az. on
posed 10 the penurious policy pursued in
the deepening of the channel here and
the making OF other Improvements The
aid of the Navy Department had, tho
letter stated. already been solicited by
the exchange.
CONCERTED ACTION.
Capt. James w. EcCalrick emphasized
the need OF concert OF notion An No
organizations. he said, must act in har-
mony. The Senate had once been scared
Into granting an hour and half hear
ing To Norfolk harbor pleadcrs. but
when they saw the mob III" committee
brought along fifteen minutes was al
ioited. y central committee. having the
power 10 keep delegations constantly at
work in the interest of the harbor. was
wanted. he said, and to that end he in
troduced the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the different inter-
ests here represented. consisting OF rep
rcsentativeS from the city of Norfolk.
cty OF portsmouth and town of Beri;-
ley, and the various business organ.zu-
tons from these cities and towns shall
arrange TO select or have appointed Il
permanent committee representing all
these interests, which committee shall
take all necessary steps towards Sccur-
ing appropriations for deepening. Wild
CHING and otherwise improving the har-
Dor of Norfolk and the approaches to
the navy-yard, both by the present Con-
said committee shall be duly relieved or
succeeded by some future meeting of
the interests here represented.
Resolved further. That ii IS the sense
OF this meeting that the interests here
represented should take some stems 10
nave special representative who shall.
from time To time. visit WASHINGTON
under their direction during the sess. IONS
OF Congress with View to carrying out
the objects we all have in view
Ny Carroll called atten ion to the
fact that several Individual urraniZa-
tons were at work in the interest of the
harbor.
Capt. McCarrick said that the meeting
there assembled had not been called 10
antagon!Ze any effort Ivy whomsoevcr
, made I'm the interest of Norfolk harbor
=. all such the business Mems Asso-
c:s ion bade godspeed in their endeav-
ors
Mr. Young. Congressman elect from
, this district, said that Capt. McCarr.ck's
IDEAS were excellent Tie thought the
committee should dig up that $500 900 APP
preparation bill and tack on to II such
amendments as The eX!scncies of the
present situation demand.
Capt. McCarrick's resolution was
adopted.
Col. Waller II. TAYLOR said the cen
tral committee. as proposed by Capt.
McCarrick. should AT once be appoint ed
| 20 avoid Gisjointed action. He proposed
| that one member be appointed from each
| organization.
Judge Wilcox offered the following
resolution. which was adopted:
Resolved. That the chairman notify
each business organization OF these
cities of the action Of the meeting and
request them TO name member of this
committee
The meeting then adjourned sine die
| to await the appointment of members
as set forth in the resolution.
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