Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-01

"S. SHdiieS Iteiu, president; w. ii.
Doyle. II. A. Dobie. w. II. Peters, w.
NJ; Hope, 4. j. Nottingham, Henry
kim.
THE PRESENT BOARD.
The Board of Harbor Commissioners
as at present constituted is as follows:
X. A. Dobie. president; George w. Tay-
ior' treasurer. and Col. John n. Waugh
an. OF Norfolk; Messrs. John T. King
ana Joseph +. Weaver, of Portsmouth
anu y II. Jacocks and George Lindsay,
oi Norfolk county, with Mr.. II, e.
Thompson as secretary.
MAYOR c. BROOKS JOHNSTON.
Mr.. G. Brooks Johnston. Mayor said
mat he had not examined the subject
carefully. but that he is in favor of
granting any reasonable request of this
or any other corporation, whereby i'm
ii .,,, could be obtained without
interfering with the interests of the
city lie said that the interests OF the
city must be carefully protected.
MAYOR BAIRD.
Mayor Baird, of Portsmouth. is one
oil those who would not contract the
present limits of the harbor by a
pencils length. He told a Virginian-
his opinion the request of the Norfolk
and Western railway to build n pier
out to the Port Warden's line at Lam
Dert's Point was preposterous. Every
peISon III portsmouth, NOrfolk and
iierklcy were equally interested in OPP
posing the proposed encroachment. II
agree thoroughly said Mayor Baird
with the editorial in this mornings
NirSinian- Pilot. The petitioners must
he joking | am In favor of making
the Norfolk and Western draw in its
horns and shorten its piers at Lam
bert'S Point rather than allow an en-
tension. and if the road must have
longer piers let it dredge out for them"
MAYOR NJ. c. KEELING
Mayor NJ c. Keeling. of Berkeley, had
the following to say relative TO the
contemplated action by the Norfolk
and Western: ~ am for expanding in
every instance insead of contracting
one inch. The harbor is already too
small to accommodate the traffic, and
the large number of accidents that
have recently taken place in the har-
Dor are due in Il great measure to the
inadeQuacy of the channel. If any
thing enlarge
COLONEL II. c. HUDGINS.
Colonel IL. c. Hudgins. president of
the Board of Trade and business Mems
Association. said:
while enterprises ana improvements
generally should be encouraged the
necessity of maintaining an unob
structed channel for commerce requires
the most important consideration. and
the extension of piers should In all
cases DE restricted IN SuCn q way as
not to interfere with navigation"
MIR. Il. L. DAWES.
AR l. T. Do,voe socrotorv ~ tho
pon,d or rr,Io ond Isnsinoss ,ran,s
Associotion said.
81 an, bnnrtii, In favor of ,ivinr on
railrond and tronsnortotion comnapies
terminating at Norfolk and vicinity
any reasonable concessions. but think
that already what was once n magnifi-
cont inror bo,ho,. bos hoon oncronc,,nd
upon to such an extent as to have Sc
rlousiy injured 1t, and consider to allow
any further encroachment at Lamberts
iolI, OF elseWheTe Wouiu ne great
.lis'"Ne anu wou,d ihpece Navigation
10 i''rEc extent
MIR. III. II. GOODRIDGE.
Mr.. III. II. Goodridge has given the
Virginian- Pilot his views as follows:
Answering your inquiry as to my
Vows about the extension of the Nor
Iolk ana western piers at i,amberts
facility 10 Tho NorroI,. ara yVostorn
r,ilrond or INV othor cornor,tion ar.
nrivate cntornrise OF incrnnsinr and
doveloninr lis business M Norfol,, 7
am. however onposed 10 any cxtension
of tho Norfolk and Western niers nj
Lambert's Point If tho result Of such
extension will mean the narrowing Of
our harhor and CONSEQUENT congestion
OF tr1tliC.
''If the width Of the hnrbor does not
norn,it or ax+nrcio,, "a a. s;a.;, - =
the Port Warden line. then such ex-
tension should he made by excavation
icel Salisiied that our Harbor COM
mlSsioners VIII protect the interest OF
Underwater Virginia in this matter.
Very truly
II. b. GOODRlDGE.
Secv and Treas. Wholesale Grocers'
Association
MIR H. WATKINS LEIGH