The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-28
INTERESTING REPORT
OF the Special Committee Which Visited
Washington In Interest of the Harhur.
THE PROSPECT GENERALLY FAVORABLE
Text OF the Report. which Was
Adopted = Assuranccs of Action =
Resultant Resolution Calling for
Prompt Action on tho Part of Tho
Councils and Associations.

The joint harbor committee OF the city
met las: night a. the Business Mems
association. with Hon. ". r. Mayo in
the chair. and present also Messrs. b. p.
Loyal. r. a. Dobie. ]. c. Carroll, j. w.
McCarr!ck, OF Norfolk w. S. Hart, of
Portsmouth and l.. G. Jones. of Berkeley.
The report of the special committee,
Mossrs. Carroll and McCarrick. sent to
Washington TO investigate the status of
anlis : regards Norfolk harbor. was
read and adopted. 1t reads as follows:
INTERESTING REPORT
Norfolk. Va, Jan &c, 1897.
Hon. w. II. Mayo. Chairman Joint Com
m!ttee on llarbor improvements:
Dear Sir-As directed Mt the last ses-
sion OF your committee. the undersigned
subcommittee Visited Washington TO
ascertain the status Of Il bill said 10 have
been drawn to give No: folk harbor n spe-
cal appropriation ut this short session of
Congress. The bill was said 10 be before
the House committee on rivers and har-
bois. Upon arrival IN Washington we
found Congress had adjourned until
Monday. but rough our representative.
Hon. ID. Gardiner Tyler. Senator Daniel
and eX-Congressm George r.. Bowden
were put in position TO secure all
pc 'sib!e information. Through Mr.. Ty-
Ter we first ascertained that no such bll
WIS before the House committee: that
he had heard of n request made by tbs
Navy Department for an estimate az TO
the cost Of deepening The channel but
did not think such estimate had ever
been reported to the House. He did not
believe any river and harbor bill would
pass al this short session. but believed
that there would be an extra session a;
which Norfolk. Portsmouth and vicinity
should take s.eps to be represented by
In let
their member of Congress in securing the
appropriation to which we are entitled
He informed us that Brooklyn, st. Louis:
Mobile Savannah and other cities were
constantly represented by parsons who
co-operl ed successfully with their Con-
Gress!onal repre- entatives IN securing
appropriations for their respective sec
lions
After parting with Mr. Tyler. cx-Con-
gresham Bowden hunted up and intro
duced us to various members of the COM
mittee on rivers and II arbors--AII. Hook
er. OF New York. the chairman: Mr.
Stevenson, of Michigan; Mr.. Burton. OF
Ohio MIR Herman, of Oregon: Mr.
Clarke. OF Missouri and others. They
were to start for New Orleans the fol-
lowing day to look into the necessity for
q special emergency appropria ton
which was being; urged to stop creva Sc
near the mouth of the Mississ ippi. which
threatened life ard property. We ex-
tended an invitation to stop at Norfolk
on their way back, but were advised
that on account OF the limited time AL
lotted for the trip and the route having
already been arranged via Chattanooga,
they would he unable to accept All
promised that II within the bounds of
pos :ibllity they would come down after
Their return probably the week follow
ing. leaving thc:e on Friday night and
spending Saturday here.
ts.t, Il
and agreed to cooperate in having the
committee come down. also 10 do any
thing else IN his power TO aid in having
the necessities of Norfolk harbor proper
" recognized when the next river and
hai Dor bill Is framed.
GENERAL CRAIGHTLL.
Your committee at the suggestion OF
Mr.. Bowden. next called on General and
Chief Engineer Craighill. He received
us very kindly. saying ''hc took a
great interest in all matters pertaining
| 10 the development; of any part of his
native State. Virginia" Sending for his
| secretary he hunted ur and read to us
| an estimate made by General Casey 1T
| the request OF the Navy Department,
which called for an expenditure OF $3.50.
| O00 TO deepen ;hc harhOr. This he Gen
eral CraighilN had subsequently incrcas-
| ed To 100000 10 secure depth Of so feet
| HIS endorsement of the work was very
favorable and most emphatic. With
his endorsement. and the favorable rec
Communication from the Secretary OF the
Navy, which il must receive there il
every season 10 believe n liberal appro.
priltion can BE secured for this purpose
If the matter j. properly followed up un.
der the next adminis;ratio and at the
| extra session of Congress which there
Is every reason 10 suppose will be called
Your committee therefore recommends
that the Councils of Norfolk. Ports
mouth and Berkeley, the various bushes.
organizations. merchants and others in
tcres.ed i'm the development OF our ha..
Dor be Det!tioned 10 establish n fund ou
of which You may he authorized to pa!
tile legitimate expenses Of such person
or persons as may be selected 10 co
operate with our Congrcssmln: also t
defray expenses to result from the pro
posed or any future visits OF the riveI
and harbor committee.
JAS. w. McCARRICK,
j. c. CARROLL.
subcommittee.
CONCERTED ACTION WANTED.
In this connection the following reso
luton was offered and adopted:
Resolved. That the chair appoint
committee TO bring before the City Coun
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