The sun., 1909-12-02
DEEP WATERWAY CONYBEYION
PROPOSED JAMAICA .BAY I'M
PROVEMENT INDORSED.

The Federal Government Requested 20
Deepen the Hudson and Cempiete the
Harlem ship Canai-Canal From
Jamaiea nay TO Great. south Say.
ALBANY. Dec. i.-Jamaica Bay a. an
improved section Of the port Of New
York was the bone Of contention In the
State deep waterways convention IN
session here yesterday and to-day. Rep
resentativss Of Manhattan commercial
bodies said that real estate speculators
are trying to capture the convention
20 secure the approval Of Jamaica Bay
as the barge canal terminal. but they were
beaten two TO one, although many OF the
Brooklyn delegates favored Jamaica Bay
The proposed Jamaica Bay improve
ment would involve forty-hye square
miles, or twice the area Of Manhattan
Island. and the magnitude OF the propo-
sition appalled, even the deep waterways
convention. without regard TO the FEAST
ment. A compromise was Effected favor
ing an initial port Of entry for barge canal
uses at or near Spuyten Duyvil. with
piers to be set aside in Manhattan AND
Brooklyn at intervals along the water,
r,Sshlns T,Ssi4.Ss bays and in ''""i'' Bay as
The resolutions reported by the com
mittee, of which George Clinton was
chairman. were read and adopted.
Of 0ns sssqsGn S osssss shs sy Yor
State for enlarged canals and the fact that
this State pays one-tenth OF the taxes OF
the Federal Government and declares
that New York States big expenditures
seSrd ssSsr sas rsssxs d ss
With this end in view the conventAon-
adopted a resolution providing that Fed
eral appropriations for river and harbor
improvements hereafter shall be DIVIDED
ssmong the States in proportion TO sne
ments. The resolution favors Federal
bond issue for such proposals.
Another resolution favors survey ef
the watersheds OF the State with view 70
the speedy development Of their trans
Still another resolution. suggested by
State Engineer Williams. requests the
State Engineers department to invesu-
gate the contidion Of 500 miles OF nav
igable waters in this State with q view
OF protecting suoh streams asaanst lin-
vasion and pollution by private intsrests.
The convention favors the policy OF
water storage under State control, the
purchase OF additional forest lands ny
the state and the inauguration OF
scientific plan Of forestry.
The convention keconmeuAed that the
Governor appoint a commission 70 report
on the advisability OF reopenIng the Che
mango and Chemung canals and otherwise
providing waterways through which the
economically reached and TO seek the CO.
operation OF Pennsylvania In the con-
struction OF such waterways. An appro:
priation also was favored for surveys and
estimates OF the cost OF extending the
Black River Canal to Lake Ontario.
The rs4olution adopted concerning the
barge canal terminals requests the ted.
eral Government to insure q channel OF
SUFFICIENT width and depth In the Hudson
River as TO make possible the fullest
erai Government TO complete the Harlem
ship canal and TO improve the Bronx kilis
and adjacent streams in order TO avoid the
perilous navigation OF Hell Gate: IL
favors the construction OF canal from
Peconic Ray. indorses the Jamaica Bay
Improvement and favors the following
barge canal terminals, West Twenty-
sisth street. Canal street. the Battery,
Corlears Hook. Pelham Bay, Flushing
Bay. gowsn1s vn Bay Bay; JS%aica Bay ana a
Theze officers Gere elected: President.
Patrick w. Cullinan OF Qswego: vice
presidents. Senator Henry W. Bill Of Brf-
falo. John B. Herman OF Utica and Henry
Woodward Of Rochester,: treasurer. olin
mittee, Robert ]. MacFsriand Of Brook
lyn. William II. Gratwiok Of Buffalo.
Thomas Spratt Of Ogdensburg. Gustav
H. Schwab Of New York, William B. Jones
n Albany. John r. Meyer .of Rouses
Point, Oscar g. Foster Of utica, Roy ..
Smith OF Elmira. Nelson b. Kilmer OF
Brooklyn. Frank 8. Gardner Of New York.
James T. Hoile of Brooklyn. Jared p.
Newman Of ithaca, Frank Brainard Of New
York. l.. B. Green OF Patchogue, G. o.
Mead OF New York and z. ". Douglass Of
Troy.
The selection OF place for holding the
committee. 1t is probable that Rochester
will be chosen.