The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-11-01
EIGHTEEN NEW MEMBERS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SHOWS
CONTINUED GROWTH

banquet in Harmonic HalI, November
l5-Henry G. Rowe Reads HarbOr
Committees RepOrt-Joseph Porter
on Railroad Conditions
Eighteen new members were elected
to membership in the Chamber Of Com
merce ait its meeting in its hall on
Chapel street last evening. This unusu-
ally large list presented at one meeting
reflects great credit on the activities Of
the membership committee. The names
of the new men are: Frank c. Wood
ruff, William H. Wilson, Frederick M.
Ward, ]. d. Smith, Edward A. Shee-
han, S. 2. Poll. William R. Pitkin, John
G. Parker, H. ". 0viatt, James T.
Moran, Arthur B. Moody, Edward A.
Hart, jr., C. c. Barlow, George E.
Haight, Pierrepont B. Foster William
Fitch, John A. Damn, ana Eugene A.
Beecher.
It was announced on behalf Of the
banquet COMMITTEES that arrangements
were well under way for the banquet
to be served in Harmonic hall on Mo-
yember Is.
On behalf on the harbor committee
Henry G. Rowe read report contain
ing a number of suggestions for the inn
tprovement of the harbor and asked the
chamber to support the committee in
the attempt to get the necessary APP
preparations. Mr.. Rowess repart was as
/ follows:
NEEDS OF NEW HAVEN HARBoR
AND TRIBUTARIES.
To the Chamber Of Commerce Of New
Haven.
In compliance with the vote of this
Chamber, passed April %, 1904 direct
| ing the committee on harbor to pre-
! pare a statement Of the needs OF New
Haven harbor and tributaries for gov
eminent Improvement, your committee
| beg leave to report that in addition to
Important and valuable improvements
accomplished within the past six years,
i the following are urgently needed:
I. The deepening of the lower Quinni-
piac river to at least twenty feet at
low water.
/ 2 The deepening Of the Quinnipiaic
between Ferry street and Grand ave-
nue. bridges to at least twelve feet, In
pursuance of the project previously
adopted and authorized.
/ 3. The widening Of the two channels
of Mill river between Chapel street and
Grand avenue bridges to a width OF
about $50 feet each.
4. The dredging of the channel to
City Point and through the West river
! to the Kimberly avenue bridge, In ac-
jeordance with the recommendation Of
Lieut.. Col. Powell, dated September II,
1908, but with added depth of three
feet, making twelve feet at low dater.
5. The removal Of the rocks from the
east entrance to New Haven harbor
between the east breakWater and Nor
gans Point
s. The widening Of the main channel
opposite the docks near Tomlinson's
bridge, and from there southerly.
Z. The widening Of the lower Quinnf-
piac.
5. a survey contemplating the inn
provement Of the Quinnipiac river
above the Grand avenue bridge, and
the deepening Of the channel Of New
Haven harbor to tWenty-four feet, and
other improvements.
The committee call especial attention
to the second item, for the improve
n1ent Of the Quinnipiac between the
Ferry street and Grand avenue bridges.
Preservation OF the improvements In
all Of the river and harbor below this
point is dependent upon the dredging
of this locality. This section includes
the part of the Quinnipiac which is
not only the most narrow, but which
is also the shalloWest. The rnainten-
ance of all the channels below this
point is dependent on the improve
ments Of this section, for the following
reasons9
1t is a recognized principle In river
and harbor work In localities where a
large quantitygof silt is frequently held
in suspension by the waters, that the
scour of the currents should be fostered
1 to the greatest practicable degree In
| the case of a tidal river this can be
promoted by the increase Of the tide
basin above, and the promotion of the
free flow Of the water to and from it
because every million gallons Of water
4 EELl1IlLlGI 5llOW&
| channel into the upper tide basin must
be returned thus increasing the flow
four times every day.
The Quinnipiac Is the only stream
emptying into our harbor which affords
any considerable tide basin. The tida
| flow of Mil river extends only to East
Rock, while that Of the Quinnipiac ex.
tends practically to North Haven, art
when tides are unusually high, the
maidoWs for a distance Of four miles
and width of more than d mile, are
completely flooded. The river itseli
above the Grand avenue bridge is three
times as wide as 1t is at the bridge.
The vast body Of water which flows
back and forth four times day Il
occupy this tide basin is hindered By
the shallow and narrow passage at and
near Grand avenue bridge, and the
| flow would be vastly increased If this
obstacle were removed. At the Ferry
street bridge also the river is narrow
but the depth at low water is three
times as great as at the Grand avenue
bridge
The Importance of the scour is ex.
planned by the following facts: Below
! low water mark in the town of Bran
ford, an in some other places, there are
vast beds Of mud which extend III
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