Evening journal., 1896-10-16
DELAWARE'S RIGHTS.
Discussing the River Improve
ments in This City To-day.
GBAY's AND HIGGINS BOLD TALK

AN OUTCRY AMOND DELAWARE
wATERMEN. AT THE MEETING.
PROMINENT PENNSYLVANIA
AND DELAWAREANs PRESENT.
The United States Board Of Engi-
neers. consisting of Major Raymond,
Colonel Roberts and Colonel Haines
came to Wilmington to-day and grant
ed a hearing to Delaware rs who have
rebelled against the COZ truction OF
Liston Point jetty. Delaware river. This
work. It will be remembered, was
stopped by the secretary OF war,
through the representations Of Senator
Gray that It would stop the flow OF
water from certain Delaware creeks
and seriously menace contiguous ripar-
ian rights. The Board Of Trade rooms
were well-flled with interested busi-
ness men.
A special meeting OF the Philadel-
phia Maritime Exchange was held yes
terday so much exercised has that
concern become over the outcry OF Del
aware people against the present
methods Of dumping mud in and other
wise running the western channel, and
these resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The welfare OF the mari
time and commercial interests Of the
port Of Philadelphia is intimately con-
nected with the Improvement OF the
channel OF the Delaware river at both
Schooner Ledge and Cherry Island
fats; and
these improvements might be delayed
I civ 20 hn nrsift tat
which has been made of the present
method OF disposing Of material dredg-
ed from these echannels; and
Whereas, The experience of the
/ past justly entities the plans and
methods OF the United States Engineer
Department to be received with the
highest confidence; therefore
Resolved, That the Philadelphia
Maritime Exchange protest against the
unwarranted criticism and censure OF
the methods OF the government In car.
| rying on these improvements, and re.
asserts it's confidence in the proprletS
and success OF the plans which are In
operation for the improvement OF the
localities named.
Resolved, That copy Of this actor
OF the Philadelphia Maritime Exchang'
be transmitted to the secretary OF wa
and to Major G. w. Raymond, corps o
engineers, United States army"
A special committee OF three was ap
pointed consisting of President Georg
! Il. Earnshaw Thomas Winsmore AM
George ID. All, TO represent the Mari
= time Exchange at the hearing hefor
the Port Penn Dixie Board at Whining
ton to-day
The prominent Philadelphians pres
3 ent were: Joel Cook, chairman OF Coz
= gressional Committee Of Joint Exect
D tive Committee on improvement OF th
. Harbor, and L. M. Schermerhorn, {
] same committee; e. r. Sherwood, sec
Q retary Of Maritime Exchange w.
Windsor. William r. Tucker secretar
; of Board OF Trade Thomas Winsmor'
? and George E Earnshaw, president
both representing the Maritime Ex
change; George H. Higbee genera
manager OF the International Naviga
= tion Company.
The interested Delawareans presen
, were: T. Bayard Heisel, OF Delawar
City; Andrew l.. Johnson, A. S. Rees
{ president of the Builders Exchange
{ Lindley c. Kent, Charles w. Pusey, {
the Board of Port Wardens; Deput
j Attorney-G General Peter l.. Cooper Et
= !
r TAYLOR. Of the Board Of Trade; e'
President Of Council John G. Farr
f ex-Assemblyman Columbus Watkin
), James II. S. Gam, of Augustine Parl
r Postmaster EnOch Moore, T.. T. Wa
J. ner, General ]. II. Wilson, 70. A. va
8 Trump and others.
!. Colonel Henry NJ. Roberts. chairma
s Of the United States Engineerir
Is Board. called the meeting 10 order
d 11.45 o'clock. Beside him sat Colon
II. c. Haines and Major G. W. RAJ
mond Colonel Roberts explained q
law under which this board was actin
"a and read the provision of the last riv
k and harbor act, providing for the col
r struction Of a dyke from Listons Poin
a opposite Reedy Island, and also exper
" sos. 500 in dredging as the board deem'
1 wisest IN construction.
" Colonel Roberts displayed a lari
q blue print. showing the engineers lin
n for a water course that would seek
D. deepen and improve the channel OF q
g. Delaware river from the mouths
g. Blackbird and Appoquinimink river
He then explained that this meetii
had been called for the purpose
e learning objections from those holdil
riparian rights along the Delawa
r. shore.
m Ex-senator Anthony Higgins ask
10 | some questions concerning the stu
tions as represented on the map.
~ Senator Gray was the first speak'
,s After explaining the numerous obJe
as tions entered by the Delaware rei
~ dents, he said: "Now, gentlemen OF {
board, you are required by law not
consider to-day whether there shall
a dyke or no dyke, but that you a
-. instructed to protect those ripari
rights. Now in the stretch OF land re
resented by this map, there Is a lar
o and valuable scope of country repi
90 sented. Now the riparian rights,
- feel. belong 10 us by nature. The su
y gestion that this dyke is going to sh
n In the mouths of creeks and menace
ne town OF Port Penn, the matter at on
becomes serious.
There is no evidences whatever
antagonism between the Delawarea
whom ] see here to-day and you gent
w men of Pennsylvania. who are seeki
81 the Delaware river Improvement.
In want an ocean-born commerce, but