The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-16
BARD OF TRADE
ACTION OF
IN REFUSING TO DREDGE OUT
APPROACH TO SMITH CREEK
mi ERNAL IMPROVEMENT BOARD
SHOULD NOT GRANT DEEDS TO
AND UNTIL THE WORK ls
6 coMPLETEp.

Ht4t HuE C8t0UkN@ <ztA%@% - NAkO
FIso ida Coast Line Canal and Trans,
nfr III Ion company to avo5I digging
ns,f the approach TO the opening of
the canal through the TomOka basin
vii work uabtold hajury 70 the city
OF 0ayaOna. as wel Is every other
olta and town along the East Coast.
wa the sentiment expressed ak the
reg liar meeting OF the Daytona
boE I'd of trade last evening. To ex-
nre Il the feelings OF the bus mess
ne ! ana citizens 0f this city q res-
olu non was drawn up and adopted at
the meeting c0udeInning the policy OF
the canal company and impl0rfng the
sta internal improvement board TO
ref .se 70 give promised deeds to
I sta 9 lands until the approach has
bet properly dredged out
j 0liowing Is copy OF the resolu-
Resnved. that the board OF
fra le, representing the business men
of Day9ona, protest against the
Fk fida Coast Line canal and Trans.
pos tatinn Co. receiving amy COM
pes saAi0n whatever for their work
on the canal between Daytona and
st. Augustine uathi they shala make
thu headwaters OF the Halifax river
ma feahae 20 q depth and width cor
res aonding TO The canal from the
Ha iiax river 70 81 Augustine, and
we believe to make the work per-
ma sent the dredging should be done
on the east shore Of the river near
thu peninsula. In aHticapatiOn OF
the completion OF the canal as ex-
pes ted and asked. the city of Day
ton has constructed suitable docks
an contemplakes the deepening oi
the approaches to depth equal to
thu OF the canal. and 8 failure to
ma re the headWa6ers of the Halifax
ma igable would make the work prac,
tic lily worthless for commercial por-
p0 es.
he contract between the canal
col apany aud the state internal Inn.
pr veInent board calls for the canal
to be completed BY july ! next. and
on completion and acceptance hy
4ht internal improvement board tbs
sta te IS to deed to the canal com
nai IL certain state lands. The cana
col a45saly claims its contract viii
thl state does net cali for the op
en- ng up of the approach to tht
ca lal, but simply the dredging o.
th canal between the Maaanzas ant
HI liFax rivers. 1t Is evident tht
ca lal will be absolutely worthless al
IN inland waterway df it can not b
en- cred or left by boats at this end
ami to make It avaiiab1e for use x
ths public It Is necessary the ap
DR. ,ach through the Tomoka shouls
be dredged out.
i copy OF the resolution adopte'
lat night win be forwarded a
OF ce, aAong with a similar resolutiol
ad opted By the Halifax River facn
A. = 4 \ nfr a hal
ia provemant board. TO show tn
Sc ltsment of the people here ON tn
Su bject. Effors will also be mad
to stir un such a sentiment all a1oni
,ths East Coast that the internal I'M
pf oFeanent board viii demand tina
4h : approach be dug out before IN
&C cmplefed canal is accepted 6y IN
st tie.
The $500 to be paid by the boar
Of trade for the advertising space {
bs used in the official program 10
the celebration OF the opening {
TIL over-the-sea railroad at Key Wed
nxt week, wild be paid for out {
tt funds of the board instead Of 81
liz Iting it from the business men, a
cerding to an action taken by IN
beard last night.
The publicity committee was a.
1T o~ized to make a contract VIII
tt 3 Burgess Company & Curthss II
q series of hydroplane exhibitio
IA ehts from the river in front I
I'll q city. the flights to begin in tn
v,ry near future. The exhabftsoI
vii be given both forenoon and q
tt rnoon enc day each week for elgl
O ten weeks. If the weather Is y
favorable the day set for the flasl
tie exhibition viii be given y
nsxt favorable day following. III
fiator will arise for til flight fro
Il se water and alight IN the water
tie end of the flight
That the road on the penlnSu
b stween Seabreeze and Ormond G.
be put into good condition with
Title work on the approach at t
rmnnd end of the highway, was