Evening journal., 1912-05-18
Robert q. Harman Says
State Owns Waterfront
Beyond Low Wafer Marx
Continued From First Page.


supreme court
Anthony that when
great If the original
property neither and there be no convention respecting " en no
is the
the territory side only retains the
river within Its domain and inc newly created a,ae extends 10 W
only claims the original proprietor Of
only it regards half Of
principles supposng the
property neither according
idcon the middle of the main ship channel is established
Harman pressed those
decisions by tho courts Of III ot
think the title to the bed the river is in
mind the city should
that might operate against by Of eOppe If III
without prejudice rights
should be taken into ascertain what
its legal rights"
It has been by newspapers
na Company
this through that the
oseddoor held Thurs
nut through City coun-
Thursday night
Rumor also has It that councimen
all right That I'M
passed TO- form and has not in any sense
passed involved been asked to do
councimn Neither has he advised the City cOunmen
its associates own that Della
mark and the lines Of the pro-
posed bulkhoad
II ia known that City Solicitor City
Council at their communication in
which expressed the legality Of the proposed agreement
as to ts regularity Of of the re-
ourements relative its execution That was admit
yesterday Council and of them was so bold
As TO City the waterfront deal
proposition passed been asked to pass upon the
question relative to Of land under water
wilmington Terminal Company and it's associates are seeking to
- - ho STATE and 10 have ukheadd and filled in by the Federal
rwos were made to obtain from City COM
muncaon to city public but said he had
40 objection they desired Fruess efforts
we're made coucimen make that communication or
opinion Hastings public They refused to do it, The
purpose Of JOURNAL endeayorng to obtain was to
y Of the story current that the CITY SOLICITOR mas %
sed those right that his opinion has
received the question of the ownership OF the o
under water Council ascerAned that while
the secret being held Thursday night
question raised by tho City cOuucmen called
MP Wilmington Terminal Company and IFS as
socs and he said the City Solicitors
criticism has rely the under
lying title and title
~ Terminal Company and its associates unl they
hall nave obtained the title from tho State
Mr. Ward the Wilmington Ter
na Company will pledge themselves to give
title to the city part regardless Of whether the
Councilman said and the understanding is that that
amendment being made with the
idea putting City Council next Thursday night
1t was admitted today by white chairman Of
the navigation committee Solicitor Hastings
had not approved the proposed He said there
referred to the question Of the title
the filled in the completion of the bulk
head
An EFFORT was made on last Thursday
A. Higgins moOed question owner
ship Of the Solicitor Hastings opinion Coun
cmeu that the Council already had al
opinion that necessary again refe
the matter o thereby delaying the project
Councilman wanted socsd opinion read and
Council send for the paper
The secret meeting followed When Council recon
supposed read had nothing whatever to d
with question the form of the propose
agreement portions of which hs solicitor
Councilman front committee after havn
up question the committee
today that they deemed solcto
Hastings public this time Seemingly
IT,
minds those who have been fol
that the Council did have an opinion from the Cit
Solicitor showing the waterfront from tn
low line they would be only glad
make public