Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-18
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yard in that location would lose
greatly in Importance or be eventually
abandoned.
Proximity Advantages.
at is of great Importance to the
government to have thoroughly
modern and efficient yard, located
where it will have the advantages of
easy access to the sea, protection from
hostile fleets by the most efficient
fertilization, proximity to a great
labor market, proximity to the great
est centre of supply and transporta-
ton, and where the men OF the Meet
ON shore leave may quickly and easily
reach a large city.
1--WE believe that New York harbor
best meets all the requirements for
great navy yard and at the same time
recognize the Importance and benefit
to the community that results from a
navy yard located in this district.
1.-THE government should locate its
principal yard where it will best serve
the nation, irrespective of other con-
siderations, and we are strongly of
the opinion that, taking everything
into account, there is no other locality
which presents as nearly ideal condi-
tons of labor. transportation, protec-
n, L
Local. city and State interests
should work together to bring. about
the location of the greatest navy
yard in the world within the limits
of New York harbor.
"In the plans for the new navy
yard prepared by Captain Van Duzer
two or more 1.200-feet dry-docks are
shown. 1t is a well-known fact that
at the present time there is no dry
dock on the Atlantic coast large
enough to dock the largest passenger
steamship coming to this port; in
case of accident to one of these ships
il is hard to sec how extensive under
water repair could be made on this
side of the Atlantic, and the advan-
tages to New York harbor of having
such dry-docks as are suggested
would be very great.
Marginal Railraod.
at is believed by many that the de-
velopment of the Brooklyn water
front of the East river is interfered
with by the present location of the
navy yard in Wallabout basin-that
1t forms an obstruction to the con-
struction of marginal railroad,
which is of so great benefit to a COM
plete tying together of the water
bout district devoted to the purposes
of commerce would be of greater
value to Brooklyn than devoted, as
at the present, to the purposes of a
navy yard.
THE city of New York is now plan
ming and negotiating for the con-
struction of marginal freight rail-
road between the Brooklyn bridge and
Bay Ridge. Such a marginal railroad
is capable of extension to the north
to take in the whole Brooklyn water
front, including and connecting up
the terminals of the Jay Street Ter
minal Company and the Brooklyn
Eastern District Terminal Company;
this would be made far easier of ac-
compllshment if the Wallabout sec
rather than to navy yard.
ut would be a misfortune if fac
tional, local or interstate differences
of opinion or jealousies should result
in the hating of the proper develop
ment of great navy yard in New
York harbor or in the removal of it
altogether from that locality where
1t is believed 1t will best serve the
interests of the United States as a
whole
supplementary Report
In a supplement to the foregoing
report the New Jersey Harbor Com
mission states:
The special board, consisting of
Rear-Admiral John r. Edwards,
chairman; Captain George r. Evans,
Naval Constructor w. c.. Du Bose
and Civil Engineer Archibald L. Par
sons, after visiting and inspecting the
navy yards on the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts, made a report recently to the
Hon, Josephus Daniels, secretary of
the navy. One of the most important
findings of the board is the conclu-
sion that the abandonment of the
New York yard must be looked for
ward to as a necessity of the not dis
tant future because of the too re-
stricted area and other disadvan-
tages.
1.-THE board further holds that the
New York yard. by reason of its To-
cation in the greatest maritime GEN.
tire of the country and because of its
already superior equipment and ex-
perience, ought to be continued for
the present as the leading ship build
ing yard of the naval establishment.
1.-THE findings of this board bear out
the contentious of Captain Van Duzer
and the arguments of the New Jer-
sey Harbor Commission as outlined
in the preceding report and add fur
Their official weight to the contention
that the great naval station of the
country should be located in New
York harbor at some point better
adapted for the purpose than the
present location.
an order that an idea of the cost
of the proposed yard may be had
Captain Van Duzer's estimates are
as follows:
Property, foreshore and ap-
proach ..............-......$ vi ,Z5o, 0Oe
| Dredging .................... 3,lS3,O0t
Sea wall ..,.......,...... 2,625, oot
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