Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-05
THE CUMULATIVE
MASS OF GENERAL
PUBLIC OPINION.
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bert's Point, with other encroachments
on the river. had done great injury to
the harbor. If he had his way, he
said. no corporation should be allowed
to build even to the Port Warden's
line. The construction of wharves and
piers out into the river tended to fill
up the river gradually.
Mr.. Allyn said he had read some of
the arguments of the Norfolk and
Westerns engineer against dredging,
which he differed with radically. His
experience and observations had not
peen the same as that of the engineer
In this regard.
There's plenty OF land, but little
water" said MIR. Allyn. THE tenden-
cy should be to dredge for deep water
where 1t is needed, and widen instead
or narrowing the channel"
MIR. FRED GREENWOOD.
MIR. Fred Greenwood. president OF the
Select Council said he is not in favor
OF allowing the Norfolk and Western
runway TO go further out toward the
CHANNEL. But he would not do injury
10 the interests of the railway. He
would not allow the railway any priv
iieges that would be detrimental to the
narpof. NO private corporation should
ENJOY tavors that are detrimental to
every citizen here recognized the ad-
vantage the Norfolk and Western rail-
way Is to this city. No citizen has any
intention of doing any injustice to
the great railway or of interfering with
its business. but the citizens are equal
~ Jealous OF the rights and success of
the city.
MIR. Greenwood expressed himself as
being perfectly satisfied that the Board
OIL harpor commissioners are not only
competent but thoroughly loyal. He
is satisfied that they will discover and
adopt solution of the question before
them in manner creditable to them
and proper for the city. He said he
would not attempt to decide the ques-
ton for them because he is not ia
miliar with the subject.
GENERAL e. NJ. HENRY.
General Il. NJ Henry said:
II do not think the Norfolk and
Westerns petition should be granted.
In the first place, l thing the present
piers should not have been built so
far out. They are in the way now.
We should do everything We can to
protect the natural advantages we en-
JOY in the way of harbor facilities.
This new pier should not be built I'M
der any circumstances. Once it Is
built. 1t will be a. hard matter to have
1t condemned and torn away"
MIR. II. II. TRICE.
Mr.. II. II. Tricc, of w. II. Trice &
Co, said:
Il am heartily in favor of the pro-
lection of the harbor against such OBJ
structions as proposed by the build
ing of the Norfolk and Western pier.
We can't give the Norfolk and western
everything. 1 guess"
MIR. IVOR A. PAGE.
Mr.. Ivor a. Page said the Norfolk
and Western railroad wanted every
thing 1t could get, but he thought 1t
would not be good policy to give even
this corporation the right to practically
ruin Norfolk's harbor for it's own ben
eft. The present piers should never
Let the Norfolk and Western dredge for
depth of water. The distractions were
too many already.
MIR. GEORGE MINTOSH.
Mr. George Mcintosh said: MY opin-
ion is that the piers never should have
been permitted to have been construct
ed as they were now. Anyone has only
to look at the map to SEQ that there is
n serious bend by which navigation Is
made difficult, and by which the view
of navigators, coming in and going out
OF the harbor is INSTRUCTED seriously.
There is hardly Il captain OF any
coastwise steamer belonging to any line
running into Norfolk who doesn't ex-
press n most serious objection to the
structed. have heard a hundred com
plants from them on that account. So
far from permitting the erection of any
more piers similar to those already con-
structed. the policy of Norfolk, through
its Councils, should be to cut off those
already made.
"One has only to look at the map of
the Norfolk harbor to see that any fur
Their Entertainments upon 1t by the rail-
road people will altogether destroy IT.
especially in view of the fact, when we
consider that the land owners on the
opposite side will have the same right
to come out as the railroad has,"
AN OLD PILOT.
In regard to the present conditions
due to the extension of Lambert's
Point pier out to the light, Mr.. J. N.
Speddin. now of the Norfolk pttice
force. speaks in words of much pres
ent interest. His remarks are worthy
of attention because he has been a
licensed pilot for seventeen years. and
holds the masters certificate and
license as first-class pilot for Mary
land. Virginia and North Carolina.
MIR. Spedden says that the present
piers are great hindrance to sail ma