The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-08
BOARD or TRADES
MANY SUBJECTS.
A Silver Service for The WiImlngto and
General Smith Upheld. ..
MATTERS FULLY DISCUSSED.
Special COMMITTEES Makes an Exhaustive
Report Regarding tie Government
Agent, Figures and Maps.


mington sent here In order that the pre-
sentation may be public to Whining
tonianS.
Much Interest was :saken in the dis.
cussion.
Senator Gray, Mayor McLear, f. T..
Warner, Washington Hastings, William
II. .Lawton, W. w. Lobdell, John NJ.
Rogers, William d. Mullen, Jr, Alvin r.
Morrison, Levi A. Bertolette, Samuel II.
Baynard, Frank b. Wolley, and Rich ard
Patzowsky and others advocated the plans.
Mayor McLear remarked that ut the SO.
licltatlon Of several citizans who have been
endeavoring to revive the movement to
procure u silver service for the gunboat
Wilmington, sent out twenty five letters
to business mon, asking them II they
thought IL was desirable to mako such q
present. J. received fifteen answers aud
all were favorable except one bclieye
there Is something like $500 subscribed, and
we can get suitable service for 81, 500
Wheeling, w. W., gave the boat named
in honor oft service costing g., 300"
II. II. Warner moved that three members
DO appointed as advisory members of the
old committee and said: st would be q
disgrace ON tho city not to give tho gun.
boat some gift, and there are business
believe that at least $1,000 can he raised
within ten days.
Mayor McLear said he believed there
were $50 persons in the city who would
give from s. to $40 each II they vera pro.
pcrly approached by men Of some standing
in the city.
sfSoine one suggested that A. s. Reed and
Richard Patzowsky DO appointed and thun
came to light some interesting informn.
ton. Although dropped in casual way
1t leaked out that Mr.. Patzowsky has
made personal contribution of something
like 500 to the fund His Is the largest
donation the committee. through Mayor
McLeur, has received, with ono exception
the OF her donation being $50 moro. but it
came from rich corporation, while Mr.
Patzowsky's contribution WAS purely a
personal one.
After tho meeting President Lawton ap.
pointed Mayor Mclean, f. II. Warner and
Levi A.. Bortolette rs tho advisory com.
mittsc. The original committee is COM
posed of Alvin r. ! Morrison, 4.
NJ. Hopes, Jesse X. Bnylis, Colonel A. &
McCausnnd. j. NJ. Whitford, W. S. Yer.
non and C. w. Edwards.
BOARD susTAlNs GENERAL SMITH.
Tho next matter discussed was the re.
port Of the special committee appointed to
confer with General w. L. Smith regard.
ing tho work on tho river and harboE
which recommended to tho Government
that he be retained Tvs government engi.
nerr.
Secretary Taylor read the report after
which Ar. Hastings moved for its adop-
tion. Dnnic! Ross and President Lawton
said that If people knew what they really
wanted General Smith would do his best
to give the city good harbor. Thon the
report was unanimously adopted.
MIR. Hastings offered these resolutions
which ara in accordance with the recon-.
menuations of the committee:
Resolved, That wo request the chief Of
engineers to form project for The perma.
nent Improvement of the Christiana river
and Wilmington harbor and to have tho
same completed In TINA to DO presented
to tho next session Of Congress, when it
meets in December. 1927,
Resolved, That we request the honorable
Senators Gray and kcnney and Represent
ative Handy, to uso their best efforts to
have the Engineering Department. mike
project at an early dnto. for hepermanent
Improvement OF the Chrstiana river and
Wilmington hurbor and to havo Congress
make All appropriation to begin tho work
us soon rs possible.
While the resolutions were pending
President Lawton paid high compliment
to Senator Gray. lie said: ''Mr, Gray will
attend to his part. for ecan say that
ovory time l went TO Washington about it
ner and showed great interest in the in.
pruvemant Of tho harbor. l want to say
to him right now, as no is present, that he
took off his cGut and went to work in an
astonishing way
Senator Gray then arose and said: LAS
you havu mentioned mo, ! suppose it Is
my duty to say few words. did not
expect to receive such u compliment. am
greatly Interested in tho river and harbur
l. haul Il En Il
! am also heartily glad to learn that the
Board of Trade has taken up the matter.
l say whatever efforts myself or colleagues
Of the present or past have done were done
because we know that something was
needed but very often were striking at
the mir. While everyone recognized that
something ought to DO dono there never
was an accurate setting forth Of just
what was needed. think the members
of the Board Of Trade ohn interest enough
persons to have something done. ! think
what has been done Is II step in the right
long s,tp-and ! congratulate
you on having taken up the matter"
At tho conclusion Of the senator's ro.
marks tho resolutions were adopted and
they, together with copies Of tho report,
will be forwarded to tho proper authorities
in Washington.
"Whorcns, The business apportaining to
Dor is 50 managed, that Of the appropria.
tions made and othcr moneys available be-
tween june 80, 1885 and June 80, 1895,
to .l0l Gj7.+ only about $l23,.
900 has beer used In actual work, the ro-
maindcr being required for Office, engineer.
ing aud contingent expense, said expense
being about IS per cent Of tho npprupria-
lions.
"Reply: say that She first appropriation
referred TO was in 1881. and thaD the state
monJ of expenditures il not correct. Full
explanation of this is given above.
"Ihcrc[Oro, be it resolved, That we petit.
ton tho Hon. secretary Of War to place
the Christiana river and Wilmington har.
Dor in tho hands Dfsume person. who Will
thoroughly identify himself with the com.
mcrclu interest Of Wilmington aud the
needs of tho Christians river and Will
harbor, as we believe this harhor
will never be properly improved ORR sulli-
Client depth of water secured so long rs its
affairs remain under the present manage.
Inrnt and are conducted us they have been
in the past. In excir plllcation Of this we
have to say, that according to the eEgi.
nccr's report Of June. 1850. there was an
actual channel Of ID foot Of water ut low
tide in tho Christinna river from tho Dcln-
ware river to bird street bridge, and in
June, 1871 there was less than . feet be-
tween tho same points.
REPLY. There was not fifteen foot
channel in 1855 ms have explained. There
was not even twelve foot channel. Tho
channel was last dredged to thirteen feet
in 1885, to l,0pl feet ABOVE the mouth of tho |
Brandywinc, and under this years con
tract, US97) dredging has been continued |
thence to above Third street bridge to IA
depth of fifteen fcoi at mean low water,
made IN June, 1891 by my as
otsant Mr. Hitler, showed practically the |
same cond tion OF channel between 1000 |
foot above tho Brandywne and Third ST.
bridge US existed when sDundings were |
taken in June, 1896, except that tho chan.
mel through the draw Of Third street !
bridge had shoaled about n foot.
No examination below the Brandywino |
has been made this year, except very |
general one from IL tugbons Only certain !
spots pointed out rs having shoalcl rapid !
ly We're sounded, and from these no state |
,ncnt Of the general conditions of the |
channel can bc given.
"Wherea5, A project WAS adopted in 1881. |
for l5,fuot low water channel from the |
month of the river to the pulp mill, and |
revised In 1853 rs TO til. width from The /!
Delaware railroad bridge to tho pulp mill. |
ut total estimated cost Of SlQl B34.
] will add that In these year. also |
Il ted th n mn, o,i ~ a that cD,,l1 nllr |