Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-12-06
Trade Board Directors To In
vite Representative Staten
Island Deeper Waterways
Assn. To Get In Touch.
IMPORTANT MATTER TO CITY
Before Endorsing Projects
Board of Trade Wants To
Ascertain lust How Much
Good Is Being Done For Us.

In an effort to get in touch more
closely with the different movements
to enlarge and deepen the channel
from Sandy Hook and through the
Staten Island sound, the Board OF
Directors of the Board of Trade. last
night, decided to invite a representa-
tive Of the Staten Island Deeper
Waterways Association, and a repre-
sentative OF the committee in charge
of pushing the project of deepening
of the sound, Of the Staten Island
Civic League, Of New Brighton, S. I.
Before endorsing the projects of
these two associations the Board of
Trade desires to ascertain Just how
much is being done for the advan-
tage of Perth Amboy and vicinity.
The directors desire to be assured
that the Staten Island Deeper Water
ways Association will push its plans
for deepening the Staten Island chan
mel. so that It will mean the furnish
ing of a deeper channel from Sandy
Hook and the development of our
port.
Appropriation of $500, 900.
AS at present through the instru-
mentality of the association an ap-
preparation from congress of $780,
900 has been gained to push the
project, but the work has been COM
menced at the upper end of the
channel, and the appropriation will
have been exhausted before deepen
ing the channel reaches near enough
this city to be of any advantage to
the port. The board desires explain
ed to them just what improvements
are planned In the condition of the
| waterways affecting this city and
vicinity before giving their approval
and cooperation. Secretary James N.
/ Stout, OF the association, consequent
ly, the directors decided to invite to
their meeting January 2. The same
| invitation will be sent to Percival G.
| UIlman, Jr., chairman of the commit
tee of the Staten Island Civic League,
that has charge OF pushing the pro-
ject for the deepening of the Staten
Island channel up the sound.
Annual Meeting.
January 10 was set for the first
annual meeting of the Board of
Trade open to every member of the
board, who will have an opportunity
| to vote on the selection OF five direc-
tors, and a president from among the
list Of directors. According to the
system adopted by the board at Its
reorganization last January, the first
fifteen directors were elected for
periods of one, two and three years,
causing the terms of five to expire
each year. The directors will be
elected for three year terms.
Secretary Hugh Lynch was author
| lied to attend the public hearing on
the yehicular tunnel to connect Man
haitian with New Jersey, which Will
be held in the Board Of Estimate
room in City Hall, New York City,
next Wednesday afternoon. 1t will
| be an Interstate hearing under the
auspices of the New York Interstate
! Bridge Commission and the New Jer-
sew Interstate Bridge and Tunnel
| Commission.
State Chamber.
The board decided to join the
State Chamber of Commerce and re-
ceive the benefits of this national CO.
operation. Two members were elect
ed to the Board of Trade as follows;
sigmund Mailer, of the Madison
Hotel. and Jacob Dunwald. OF the
United Lead Company. Secretary
Lynch made an official report OF ms
attendance at the convention OF the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associa-
| ton at Jacksonville.