The Daytona daily news., 1912-03-07
PLAN. TO
DEEPEN The
CHANNEL
ALSO TO GIVE MORE EATfl
FOR LARGE BOATS TO DOCK
YACHT CLUB OFFERS TO ApPRo-
PIRATE $500 .IF CITY COUNCIL
AND BOARD OF TRADE WILL
GIVE LIKE AMOUNT.

AT meeting of the Halifax River
Yacht club. held Wednesday after
noon. an action was taken that vdlI.
it is thought, before another season,
make the channel to, and the water
in and around the yacht club and
city docks of such depth that al
boats that can navigate the river at
at an VIII be able to come in.
The matter of dredging out the
canal from the main channel at the
draw to the docks, deepening the
water around the docks, and remov-
ing a large coquina rock that is a
menace to navigation, has been
talked about for several years, but
nothing has ever come of bt. for the
reason that the committees had not
enough power, and no money that
was available for the work. When
ever any dredging has been men-
TONED it has always been suggested
or desired that the dirt drawn out
be placed on the seawah on the city
island. Such a plan is utterly inn
practical, and will cause a much
greater expense. all dredge operators
agree.
Amy amount of money up to $780,
OO0 could be used to good effect IN
dredging the waters around the
local shipping docks, but such an
amount being out of the question, It
is the plan as formulated at the
meeting Wednesday to aim at
SO 900, and use whatever amount over
that which may be Forthcoming from
popular subscription
At the meeting Wednesday at
whbch about half of the total MEM
bership of the club was present, 1t
Was unanimously agreed TO pledge
81 500, TO be given into the hands OF
soon as the city of Daytona, end the
board of trade raise another 81 500.
The club Will appropriate as much
money as can be spared from the
treasury a. the time, and win bor-
row the rest, and every bit of the
detail work was attended, to at
Wednesdays meeting. A committee
OF three was appointed TO appear at
the next regular meetings OF the
council and the board of trade, the
committee being composed of Major
y b. Foster, Conrad Stub enbord,
and s. T. Bullard. When the above
committee finishes it work of rais-
ing the funds the place of Major A.
B. Foster win be filled by +. T.
f Conrad, the reason of the change at
that time being that Major Foster
via not be here when the work IS
done. probably in July an August
There seems to be reason why
the board Of trade and city council
VIA be ready and willing to do their
share OF the work, for every boat OF
any size that touches here for a
stay of several days leaves a con
siderable amount of money here al
various stores and supply houses
The committee wil be ready 70 cite
Numerous Instances of this, as vel
- Il BoDu ustiig CttStS uulAAA5 b4As
" inter season where boats of con
4 siderable size have gone ON to New
smyrna and other points south fol
large amounts of supplies and stops
] Of some length, Simply because thel
could not dock here nearer thNl
the South bridge draw. which h
very hlconyenient. Again, the cit,
has already spent considerable monel
constructing a city dock, which, a
/ the matter now stands, is inacces
sTble to the boats the dock was bud
20 accommodate, and which therefor
s practically useless. The ont
] charrel to the city dock was origin
{ ll.g dus by the yacht club.