Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-10
FOR SURVEY OF
JERSEY SHORE
Sons Waterway Discussion
at Washington,
IRON the NEWS Correspondent.)

IRON the NEWS Correspondent.)
Washington, June 10.-Represent-
atives Kinkead and Hamil, OF the
Ninth and Tenth New Jersey dis
tricts respectively, are preparing a
bill which they will introduce joint
ly in the House, authorizing a pre-
liminary survey of New York Bay
and Hudson River along the New
Jersey shore between Robbins Reef
lighthouse and the Bergen county
line with a view to improving the
channel so as to bring a great vol
ume of ocean-going freight to New
Jersey terminals.
The tentative plans for the i'm
~provement, as being urged by Messrs.
Kinkead and Hamil, contemplates
filing in of Robbins Reef and the
making Of two islands at the point
on which piers capable of accom-
modating the largest ocean-going
craft may be built. 1t is the idea
that on these two proposed islands,
to be built u of the material TAX
en- by the dredges from the deepen
ing and widening of the present
channel on the New Jersey shore
between the points mentioned, great
warehouses can be constructed from
which thousands Of tons of freight
may be handled by New Jersey rail
roads for incoming and outgoing
c~onsignments.
Messrs. Kinkead and Hamil have
already talked a good deal among
members of the House committee
on Rivers and Harbors and have pre-
scented their idea of the proposed
improvements with so much practical
force that they have already receiv-
ed the promise of favorable cOnsid-
Grafton for the project from Repre-
sentatiyes Ramsdell OF Louisiana,
Donohue of Pennsylvania, and Dris-
coll of New York, all influential
memberso f the committee. The bill
which the New Jersey Congressman
will introduce at this time will sim
ply propose an authorization of eX-
pense necessary to make the preltm-
mary survey by the United States
Engineer office. 1t is impossible to
estimate accurately what the total
cost of the proposed Improvement
would be, but it would run into mill
ions OF uOldIS'
What Mr.. Kinkead Says.
Discussing the project, Mr.. Kin
kead said:
although our proposition will in
volve an enormous expense for the
Government, l believe that We will
be able to get through the present
Congress the bill authorizing the
preliminary investigation. 1t will be
a project Of tremendous Importance
to the commercial interests of New
Jersey. For years the government
has been spending immense sums
improving New York harbor, but
practically all the work thus done
has reduonded to the advantage of
the New York side. 1t is time that
New Jersey had a share in the bene-
fits of these improvements and l am
confident that we can prevail upon
Congress to look at 1t from our point
of view. AS | have told many men,
bers OF Congress. in talking about
this proposition, New Jersey has all
the disadvantages of railroad term
inals without any of the advantages
we ought to have. If we can bring
about the Improvements that are
want consummated between Robbins
Reef and the Bergen county line, a
distance of about 10 miles, it is GER
tain that what Is not wasteland will
become dotted with great ware
houses and docks handling millions
of dollars worth of freight annual
". OF course, such a condition. of
affairs would greatly enhance New
Jerseys business interests"
For Newark Bay Improvement.
Notice was yesterday received
from Colonel William T, Rossell, OF
the United States Engineer Office.
that a partially adverse report has
been made on the proposition for
an Improvement by means Of a shiT
canal with depths of 80 and 35 feet
extending from a point IN the city
of Newark below the functions OF
the PENNSYLVANIA and Lehigh Valley
railroads through the Newark mead
Ows and the Newark Bay to deer
water in the Kill Won Kull. This re
port is the result of the preliminary
examination of the locality named
authorized by the last Congress. The
report on the project is adverse sc
far as including a favorable recon-
-@
| mendation for any work to be done
| by the federal government shore
ward of the %pierhead and bulkheat
line established by the United States
| for Newark Bay. 1t Is favorable
with respect to the Idea of connect
ing such a canal or slip with deel
water in the Kill o Kull should
such canal or slip be built by the cit!
Of Newark or private parties.
As in all Investigations of water
way propositions conducted by tn
| United States engineer office, thu
privilege of an appeal from the con
clusion of the engineers is afforded
through the Board of Engineers 70
Rivers and Harbors, a permanent
body sitting in this city.
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