Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-27
PRAISES
MEADOW PROJECT
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most impossible to persuade the
agents of freight steamers to dis
charge their vessels at any point in
New York harbor, unless there is di-
rect and reasonable access to Man
haitian for truck loads of merchandise
which must go to hat borough. The
reason for this is that almost every
cargo which comes carries q large
percentage of coarse freight which can
be discharged anywhere where a
lighter facility exists"
Comparing this plan with that for
developing of ocean-going commerce
exclusively, MI. Bush says:
The real foundation of Newark's
present development. and, so far as
| can foresee at the present time, the
probable foundation for many years
to come, is its industrial development
as a manufacturing city. A manu-
featuring industry is of much greater
advantage to Newark than a line of
steamers. A manufacturing industry
of any Importance will give employ
ment to several hundred people six
days in the week. The number of
ptOpiG tIilDlpYtu vi the waterfront Is
out of proportion to the amount of
space taken and the money invested.
The warehousing industry occupies a
large amount of land, employs a
small amount of labor, and the bust
ness is inactive. 1t is true that access
to oceanv-b borne commerce is neces-
sary for any great Industrial centre,
and Newark is practically fortunate,
when its larger neighbor, New York.
is supplying these facilities without
cost to Newark.
THE waterfront of the Newark
meadows should not be permitted,
however, to lie idle. 1t should be de-
veloped in a n to offer the very
best facilities to take advantage of
the nearness of Newark to the ocean
borne commerce of New York. Piers
and bulkheads should be construct
ed, which would permit of the eco
nomical and expeditions loading and
unloading of barges which will con-
meet Newark with the ocean-borne
facilities on New York harbor. Near
ly all of the merchandise which is
landed on New York piers has to be
transported by barge to some other
place in the harbor, before it is con-
sumed. 1t costs but little more to
move it on a barge to Newark than
it does to take 1t to South Brooklyn
or Harlem. If the facilities for I'M
loading these barges are made as
nearly perfect along the Newark
meadow front, together with facili-
ties for getting merchandise to and
from the industries which will de-
velop back of the Newark meadow
possible will be secured, and the
greatest benefit accrue to Newark.
THE only other alternatives that 1
can see are either for the city to give
up the enterprise altogether con
cluded the expert, "or attempt to
carry it through as a municipal en-
terprise, upon public credit. The
latter course involves a very heavy
financial risk to Newark, and the
city Ices not secure the cooperation
of energetic private management. In
any event, | believe that 1t is neces-
sary to acquire with the Waterfront
property a substantial amount of the
interior meadow lands, for, in my
opinion, the. development must be
carried on in a broad-gauged way, in
order to be successful, and a frontage
of waterfront development will be of
little use unless some constructive
method of sharing the development of
the interior lands. is made certain.
81 have no doubt that this view
will be a disappointment to some of
the citizens of Newark. They must,
however, take a common-sense view
of the matter"
Mr.. Goodrich states that without
taking into consideration any use the
canal may be put to for shipping,
four millions of dollars would be
saved in the reclamation of 1000
acres of meadow lands because the
~excavated material from the canal
would be used in filling in the lots.
This saving is a big offset against
the cost of the land actually used
for the canal.
I~ndorsing Mr.. Bush's views, Mr..
Goodrich says the 1000 acres of
meadow land should not lie Idle.
Piers and b%ulkheads should be CON
structed and so equipped as to per-
NIT of the economical and expeditions
loading and unloading of barges
which will act as carriers.
The constructive project. If carrie
out, the engineer pointed out, would
eliminate the vas mosquito breeding
area detrimental to health.
Reclamation of the land, according
to the scheme, he said. would ado
! $40, 600, 900 in taxable property.
The hoard received the reports and
ordered 500 copies printed.