Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-08
Government Promises to
Assist in Making City
a Seaport.
ELIMINARY SURVEYS
ARE ALREADY MADE
Mayor Haussling Receives Com
municatiOn from War Depart
ment Engineer ROssell.

That the government is willing TO
aid the city in its attempt to make
Newark seaport by the building of
ship canal, is evinced by letter re-
lceiyed today by Mayor Haussling from
Colonel William T. Rossen. of the
United States engineering corps. He
states that an investigation of the
meadow and dock situation has been
made by the government and that al
though the government will take no
hand in the development of the land
projects, the city will be aided by the
Federal authorities in the formation
of a connection with the ship canal and
the deep water in the Kill Won Kull.
This is an important step as far
as ship canal and meadow reclamation
| is concerned. When the important
projects were discussed by the mayor
and the Board of Works there were
many persons in the cityswho said that
the ship canal would be of no use un-
less it would connect with deep water.
The communication from Colonel Ros-
sell makes it q certainty that this
connection will be made.
What is of great significance is the
fact that the government sent the
communication of its own volition
There had been no request made by
the city officials for an opinion of this
sort.
The letter in full Is as follows:
Communication from Engineer.
United States Engineer Office. Room
/ S02, Army Building, 80 Whitehall
street, New York city, June 7, 1911.
4 "'fhe Mayor, Newark N. j.:
Str-It having come 10 the notice of
/ the undersigned that you have ex-
pressed an interest in the pending
proposition for an improvement by
means of a ship canal with depths of
thirty and thirty-fVe feet extending
from point in the city of Newark, be-
low the junction of the Pennsylvania
and Lehigh Valley railroads through
th Newark meadows and Newark bay
/ TO deep water of the Kill Won Kull,' Won
are hereby informed that the prelimi-
/ nary eXamination of the locality
named. authorized by the act of Con-
gress approved June 25, 1910, has been
made, and that the report submitted
| thereon is adverse, so far as including
favorable recommendation for any
work to be done by the general govern
ment shorewa-d of the perhead and
/ bulkhead line established by the United
States for Newark bay.
! 1T is favorable for connecting such
canal or slip with the deep water in
Kill Won Kull should such canal or
slip be built by the city of Newark or
private parties Further information
concerning the portions of the report
bearing upon the question of worthi-
ness may be obtained by application to
I this office
I You are further notified that all in
terested parties have the privilege of
an appeal from this conclusion to the
Board of Engineers for Rivers and
Harbors, permanent body sitting at
Washington, d. C., to which all exam-
nations and survey reports of this
character are referred.
Parties desiring to do so may be
heard on appeal by the board, either
orally or in writing. Written COM
munications should be addressed to the
Board of Engineers for Rivers and
Harbors. rooms 507-51O. Colorado build
ing, WashingtorfS d. c.. and should be
mailed in time to be in the possession
Of the said board within four weeks
from the date of this communication
If oral hearings are desired, dates for
the same may be arranged for by cor
respondenee with the board
~ on are requested to communicate
the foregoing to any persons known by
you to be interested in the improve
ment and who not being known to
this office do not receive copy OF this
communication. Respectfully.
(Signed) "WILLTAM \. ROSSELL.
Colonel Corps of Engineers"
Acting Mayor Donnelly TODAY sent
the following reply to Colonel Rossell;
II have the honor to ackuowleds re
ceipt of Your favor of the 7th inst. adj
vising the mayor of the recommends
tions with regard to the ship canal
project proposed by this city. and to
thank YOU for your courtesy, ] would
request that if it be possible copies of
that portion of thg report relating to
this particular project be sent to this
Office. that we may have an opportunity
Of a more extended study OF the con-
clusions that have been reached Pos-
sibly half-dozen copies would be
enough
Il have filed a copy Of your letter
with the chief engineer Of the city,
who in turn will take up The subject
matter thereof with the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners, which has
the ship canal project under its imme-
diatn turied irtfon