Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-12
WE ADOPT THE OLD LINE
Recommended by the United States Advisory Board

Bro, Is the onwer of barges and is
engaged In freight transportation here
capt Phillips says that he doesn't see
that the new proposition of the Nor
folk and Western Railway Company
alters the case. One pier will obstruct
the channel as much as 500 piers will
so far us navigation is concerned. The
difficulty is that the piers extend out
as far as they DO. 1t does not make
so much difference where the piers are
placed US how far out they go. They
are out now far enough to obstruct the
channel. When the piers are required
10 be cut off the Norfolk and Western
will require millions of dollars of COM
persation for what they have got as
IL gift.
SHORTEN THE PIERS.
Mr.. George Il. Billups, of the firm OF
c. Billups. Son e Co., said. since the
Norfolk and Western managers ask
for the privilege of building new
pier 1t would he we'll to allow them TO
build. provided they will agree to
shorten the other piers and not build
the new pier further out than the
shortened piers will be when short
encd. 1 think this is liberal propo-
sition. which should prove acceptable
TO the managers OF the railway. IT is
surely as much as the railway mana
gers can reasonably expect from the
Harbor commissioners and Norfolk.
Portsmouth, l5erkley and Norfolk
county.
SHORTEN THE PIERS.
Former Quarantine officer Dr.. f. s.
Hope said in regard to the Lambert's
Point pier question:
The Harbor Commissioners have
already acceded too much. The piers
are out too far. That being a fact,
don't see why any additional privileges
should be granted.
Il appreciate the fact that the Nor
folk and Western has done much for
the good of our harbor. By means of
its tremendous coal business il has ad-
vertised The port in every quarter OF
the globe. Stll. this does not alter the
fact that the company's piers at Lam
bert's Point are located too far out in
the river and are calculated to OBJ
struct the harbor and consequently
are detrimental The Norfolk and
Western should be made to dredGe in
shore in order 10 secure the length of
pier desired. IF. 5. HOPE"
MIR. a w. CORMICK.
Mr.. A. w. Cormick. real estate deal
er, said: 1.-THE warehouses and the
Goa! piers are now at the Port
Warden's line. Ii would have been
much better not to have allowed the
warehouses and the present iron coal
piers to be built out as far as they
are now. But. as we have already
granted that don't see how it would
obstruct the channel any more to builG
the last pier. 1t would be no greater
obstruc lion than the present piers are.
If those piers had not been built we
would have had the channel there
were built the channel was not as deep
as 1t is now. The channel would have
been dredged out completely by this
time. That is. I believe il would have
been drcdged.''
Speaking generally, Mr.. Cormick said
that tho flats which lie about the Goa.
piers would not have remained where
they are nov, If the coal piers had not
been there to prevent dredging. He
said IN substance that the channel is
not what II should he nor wha; il
would have been. because of the piers
which obsiruct the channel and pre-
vent dredging.
CAPT. JAMES W. M'CARRICK.
Capt. James W. McCarricli, agent of
the Clydes Line. and an old citizen.
thoroughly FAMILIAR with the harbor
matters. says: Unless there IS some
reasonably feasable plan to remove ex-
listing cncroachmcnts and to restore
harbUr lines to the limits existing at
the time when col. Lamb succeeded in
HAVING them extended out to the Lam
berts Point light, can see no especial
objection to the construction Of an
other pier between tho old coal pier
and the existing merchandise piers.
PROVIDED IL Is understood and
agreed lDat INC lipiDS'i ilfN IitI -
not extended beyond the port Warden's
line. as at present established. In my
Judgment the original extension of the
Port Wardcn's line at that point. and
the construction of piers up ~, and
some say beyond. the limit at that
point. was u mistake. both for the
I harbor and for the Norfolk and West
ern railroad; hut so long a II exists.
the building OF another pici or piers on
the same line and between the points
3 tn 10 IL nd y {.
already constructed. can add little in
the way OF obstruction to the harbor,
and not be Objectionable. unless and
until competent engineers may decide
it TO he necessary In ;hc general in
I tCrcst OF our city. State and the United
/ states Government. 10 cut away that
point. as We'll as the Naval Hospital
/ Point. 10 widen the approaches to Nor
/ folk harbor and the United states navy
! yard located therein.
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