Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-02

The Board of Harbor Commissioners
met IN regular meeting at their office
on Main street at II o'clock IN. yester-
DAY Present, MIR. r. a. Dobie. presi-
dent. and the following members: Col!
onel Geo. w. Taylor and Mr. Jno. n.
Vaughan. of Norfolk: AIessrs. John ~
King and Joseph l.. Weaver. of Ports
mouth; and Messrs. j. II. Jacocks and
Geo Lindsay, Of Norfolk county,
Alessrs r. II. Wright and NJ y.
croWell; Captain n. NJ Osborne. of
the Norfolk and Western railroad. and
CITY Engineer w. T.. Brooke were also
present.
The board WAS called TO order and
the secretary read the minutes of the
last regular and intervening meetings.
which were approved.
Inc president stated that since the
iast meetings of the board he had grant
ed TWO permits: one to Mrs. Katherine
IL. Groner to erect an open wharf and
shed on the Elizabeth river near the
fCrt Warden's line. in the Sixth Ward
ana one TO the Sanford & Brooks Com
pany to build n bulkhead on the East
ern Branch of the Elizabeth river, near
Campostella bridge. The action Of the
president in these matters was APP
proved.
The application of Mr.. Charles ].
Churchill, Engineer of Maintenance of
Way. Norfolk and Western Railway
Company, for permission from the
board to construct an addition to it's
Norfolk city coal pier on the Eastern
Branch of the Elizabeth river 75 feet
IN length. to extend out to the Port
Warden's line, for the loading of coal
directly by gravity from the coal cars
into the barges, according TO plans
submitted, to be constructed of steel,
wood and iron. was granted.
LAMBERT'S POINT PIER.
The matter of the building of new
coal pier at Lambert's Point and the
extension of the same to the Port
Warden's line, most important mat
ter, next claimed the attention OF the
board.
Mr.. Dobie. i'm presenting the matter
before the board. stated that on the
receipt of the letter from Mr.. Charles
T. Churchill he wrote to him informing
him that the plans presented in his
communication would have to be more
definite before any action could be
taken on 1t by the board. Two large
blue prints showing the character of
the channel and the dimensions of the
proposed pier were on exhibition and
were carefully examined by the mem
LerS of the board.
Captain Osborne. representing the
Norfolk and Western Railway Com
pany, was granted the privilege OF the
floor. He said that the object of the
company in building this pier was
to give greater facilities for the load
ing of vessels. He said that the new
pier proposed to be erected would be
SeVenty-fve feet shorter than the
present wooden pier. and could not be
in any way an obstruction to naviga-
ton. He only desired to get the per-
mission of the board to erect the new
pier to the point designated. and so far
as extending il further, his company
"a IF sipp "a nYfnnSinn
without first bringing the matter be-
fore the board. and In the event Of the
further extension being asked for. and
II should be granted, the pier would
tkcn be seventy-five feet this side OF
the charmed. as Is shown by the map
and plans presented to the board.
The captain said that the Norfolk
and Western intends putting in 100000
worth OF improvements at LamDerts
Point.
Mr. Dobie said that he saw no oh
lection to granting the permit for the
building of the pier TO the present Port
WarGen's line provided that the com
pany would first give the board the
assurance in writing. that in the event
OF the company desiring to extend It's
rier or piers beyond the present Port
Warden's line. it would first present
the application before the board for
it's approval or rejection.
Captain Osborne said he was per-
fectly willing TO acccde to the request.
and would communicate at once with
the higher authorities of his company
and get the desired information, which
he was sure they would readily give.
Major ]. Il. Quinn. of the United
States Engineer Corps. In charge OF
harbor improvements here. was intro
duced to the board. He said the pres
ent Port Warden line below Lamberts
Point was established as tentative
line. He thought it might be extended