The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-23
WORK TO BEGIN IN SUMMER.
July VITA WITNESS OPERATIONS
To DEEPEN THE uAnnoR.

River and Harbor mn, which In
cFe@@~s the Appropriation Avail
able for the Project 90 a sAilion
and n Halt OF Dollars. Likely 90
Pass DurinE January or the Eariy
Part of February-Capt. Gillette
say. " ork Nul Begin IN Ninety
Days After the Biu BECOMES a
Lawfully an oatside Date-Mayor
Myers Conadent the BAH wiu Pass
a. Presented.
WORK en- the new project 90 give the
hsrbor o. savannah channel o. twenty
eight feet from Ire western terminus OF
the wharves 90 the ocesa. Will probably
begin early neKt summer. i, Is possible
that an even earlier date wiz be signaliz-
al ty the commencement of this import
ant work
Il IL confidently expected that che river
and barber Bin which adds s. no 90 60 the
Sss0Dl row available Tor me purpose %
-TEpening savannah harbor viii Pc pass
"a by beth houses o. Congrcss and re-
ceive the signature o. The President a.
'hs prcsen, session. or before March
From che interest in the measure that IS
being taken and the apparent strong plr-
pose q the members q the committee 90
force It's eariy consideration. Sc IS certain
by reasonable 90 hope that there will be-
no Ions delays ana thar ,he bHl VIII be-
come a law during January or the hrst
week o. February.
Capt. c. l. Gillette sad yesterday chat
work could. and probably would. BE- be-
gun within ninety DAYS after the appro-
prlation became aval.abls Toe aw r.
Quires that there be- advertise merfs fcr
bids extending over a period ~ thirty
days and 81 Is customary 80 give the sue
e~ssfui contractor either th.rty or sixty
days IN which 90 BEGIN ope-at'ons- 50
that from the time the bil becomes
law 20 the time work e begun under me
new profess. three months is an outside
estimate Even - the bin q not Passed
before the early pa-t - March ana there
is little reason 60 fear that its passage
win be - loug delayed work on the Qro-
jet would D. begun s-'out the nrst o.
July
Capt. Gillette wac rra;ided thai the r.
port Of the board Which examined the
harbor ard recofnrfc .fed is irupro eucnf
"A
such promptly favorable action az tnc
hands OF the River and Iiarhor Commit
tee. 1T would seem. be said. "that tHo
committee ag-eed with the beard eat!rciy
as 10 the necessity Tor the deepening %
the channel"
Mayor Herman Myers was elated over
the report from Washington yesterday
that savannah has been given everything
she asked Tor Ga the new river ana mar
Dor bill Just reported 20 The House.
The nrss thing the Mayor did on goinE
70 the Exchange yesterday was 90 sena
a congratuiatory Telegram 20 Congress
man Rufus r. Lester With regard %
what he has accomplished together with
tho aid Of other friends % che city ana
the harDor. The greater part % the Work.
however. fell 90 CONGRESSMAN Lester be-
cause OF the fact that he Is a member o4
the House River and Htrnor ComWit'ee.
ana he had the task Of pulling Tor savnn-
nah unaided on account 81 the decision
% the committee 10 hear from TO outside
delegations. The committee took this
stand on account Of the fact that e de-
sirad ~ exnedifa ifs work and get the bib
through az the present session. Mayor
Myers telegram 20 Congressman Lester
was as follows
savannah. Ga. Dee q. 1900 Hon. Ru-
fus T. Lester. The Cairo. Washington. =.
c. savannah - Indebted 10 YOU Tor your
successful efforts 20 secure deep water
Appropriation We ali appreciate your
valuable ani untlring services. Herman
Myers Mayor"
II am exceedingly erauhed." Meyor
Myers SAID, ITO learn that Savannah has
secured all she asked Tor. There IS no
doubt IN ny mind that the bill viii become
law az this session. for the reason that
SO many important sections ere involved
The West especially. IS largely interest
ca and that section IS Likely TO get an
that it wants. II Is a wei known fact
that few changes are made in river ana
harhor bills after they have been pre-
sented by the committee and Savannah
may almost rest assured OF getting what
the committee has given her.
The unexpended balance Of half a mil
hon dollars which belongs 90 Savannah
harhor will become Immediately avail
able and with that Tho work ran Do ha-
gun as soon as the bl.l IS passed. ] am
couhdcn; that once begun the work Will
be pushed rapidly to completion, and tnat
within comparatively short time Savau-
nah Will have her twenty-eiEht feet OK
water from the city 10 the sea-"