The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-09
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,ARGER
HATs is, If Sc, 1000, 900 LOAN GOES
MAJOR HUTTON
&s=s=S5SExPLAlNs THE PLAN AND
SAYS RENTAL WOULD PAY IN
.TEREsT AND PROVIDE FUND.-
TWO MILES OF WHARF
ACCOMMODATION

:
Major N. H. Hutton, engineer Of
the Harbor Board, has given out a
statement Of the intentions of the
Burnt District Commission in regard
to the dock and pier improvements
to be made with the 100000 loan
which the people will be asked to APP
prove at the special election to be
held on May IT. and the benefits to
accrue. to the city from carrying out
these improvements, says the Balti-
more Sun.
The statement was prepared by
Major Hutton at the request of the
Burnt District Commission. Accord
ing to this statement, the water front
improvements will cost about $3,50O,-
900. and the rental derived from the
leasing of the docks will pay the in
zterest and provide sinking fund
for the. REDEEM ption of the bonds In
ADDITION, 1Major Hutton points out that
every dollar of the amount will be
spent in LIS city and the labor en-
ployed viii be from the local suppl!
entirely. He also says that the water
area will be enlarged by 2So,Ooo
square feet, and that the polluted con-
dition of the basin will be relieved.
Following is Major Huttons state
ment:
Has Been UndeveIoped.
cit has been for years patent fact
to all those engaged in commercial
business that the section of the water
front of Pratt street, between Bowly's
wharf and Jones' falls Git may truly
SO; in on ,n1avplOn-
ed condition as to requirements OF
present commerce. While this condi~
ton has been duly recognized by the
interests concerned, it has also been
understood that in order to render
any improvement of these conditions
practicable it would be necessary to
control the whole of this water front,
in order that the desired improve
ments should be based on some plan
comprehending not only the better ar
arrangement of piers and docks, but, in
addition, the advancement of the in
8terests Of the whole city by an equita-
BILE distribution of the benefits to be
derived therefrom among the many
Interests involved.
THE flame and smoke from our
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from sight when a large number of
our citizens, embracing men actively
interested in all branches of business
enterprise, was summoned by the
mayor of the city to overlook the sit
uation and to formulate their views
as to the general direction to be taken
by the municipality in any efforts to
be made toward the rehabilitation OF
the burnt district, in SO far as might
be within its province to undertake
A Cooking especially to the possibility
of using the occasion) to make such
betterments in this district as could
be economically carried out only
through such a wide 'tswath' as left
by the conf1agration.
What Plan Contemplates.
among the several recOmm enda-
tons of the Emergency Committee
that for the Improvement of the water
front was, it is believed. unanimous
Ely adopted. This recommendations
4 finally resulted in an act of the Cen
era1 Assembly authorizing for this pur-
pose loan of S6,000,O0O with author
Eity to use within the burnt district
any unexpended balance remaining
after the completion Of the pier and
dock plan), as approved by the mayor
and city council.
stThes project for the improvement
of this portion of the harbor, as pro-
posed by the Burnt District Commits
sion contemplates the construction OF
system of piers and docks Cor water
ways) extending into the harbor from
the south side OF Pratt street, the
piers and docks to have, generally
speaking, width of $50 feet each,
with not less than 90 feet depth of
water in the docks. There Will be
over two miles of wharf accOmmoda-
ton on deep water. with about is
acres of land for warehousng, or 9th
er purposes, located in the very heart
Of the business center of the city. Bal
timore is behind all other Atlantic
ports in the Development of its harbor
! facilities.
.tNew York has, since 1885, expen-
#ded S11, 100000 in the purchase of
water front property, and it is under
stood that 100000 more is about
to be spent in the purchasing Of water
front property on North river. It has
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