Evening journal., 1913-06-10
MAI. RAYMOND
TALKS ABOUT
CITY HARBOR
Say it is in Good Condition
now, But Will be Made
Better
Mr.. MARVEL TELLS OF
RIVERFRONT SENTIMENT

Major r. r. Raymond United States
Engineer of this district, was the
principal speaker at the noon-day
luncheon OF the Chamber Of Commerce
today at the Hotel DUPONT In the
course Of his remarks Major Raymond
declared that he felt. confident that in
a few years the city would have har-
Dor that would allow any ordinary
boat to come here. Major Raymond
reviewed the work that has been done
toward creating a channel 200 feet
wide and 81 feet deep in the Christi
ana river and he spoke of the dredg-
ing done under his fathers directions
some years ago, which was onl. partly
done. he not having the money to fin
ish the project
Three years ago." Major Raymond
said j told the board of Trade men-
bers that hoped to restore the depti
OF the river to what 1t had oean
plannel to he and to maintain It. This
have about done. the American
Dredging Company of Philadelphia
having the work and II will be com
pleted within a month" AS s1r
2 maintaining the CHANNEL. he told Of
the work Of the dredges and Of the
Z opening Of bids this month for the
. dredge to be constructed out OF the
fund o. S250.O00 appropriated by Con-
gress
The dredge favored by Major Ray
mond differs from that now in use,
he pointing out the trouble of a
dredge being stationed in the river
which has a pipe line connecting
with shore. This method, he declar-
ed. was better than nothing, but
3 slow. and II allowed the siltage OF
the river 10 fill up where the dredge
: had worked while 1t is in another
l portiop Of the stream. The dredgl
advocated by the engineer is a Ger
man make, and with IL the shoals in
the stream can be removed, the YES
sci moving while at work. In addi-
8 lion the mud can be stored in the
bins and deposited where needed.
c Major Raymond said that but on'
bid had been received. and while the
e dredge would not be available this
j. year ne had asked for an appropria
e ton to carry on the work in th'
e Christana river this year and als6
y for the money to maintain the dredg'
Il next year.
z In speaking Of other improvement
= to Wilmington harbor the engineer
spoke of the Third street and Mar
ket streets bridges OF the first, h
Of hn al
interfered with the tidal flow and tina
Z al Market street should be removed
L as it not only had the objecuonabl
center pier, but il was too near tn
n bend in the stream. He said tina
- the place for It was at French street
= and little inconvenience would be eX
g perienced with a modern lift styl
- bridge there.
a He said that at present the city ha
~ better harbor than it ever had, an
- while he had read recently of the +
~ and II Corporation about to make al
:, rangements to construct vessels 81
- feet. there. he said that such vessel
I, co Id be built there now.
In introducing Major Raymond Jo
q siah Marvel. president Of the ChAUbe
- Of Commerce and POSTMASTER at th
IUnGnROU
=. cast on the riverfront question on Sa
\. urday He said that while the peopl
M had expressed themselves in no uncel
tain terms that they wanted wate
an front, It was for the city Of the futui
re- to realize. which he hoped was in u
nd near future at that We do have
he water front he added, and there We
he a man present who knew more abo'
al It than any other He then intr'
duced United States Engineer Ra,
mond.
In his opening remarks MIR. Ma
vel spoke of the invasion Of Sale
county. New Jersey, TO be made {
ck lhmsday. when twenty automobile
bearing more than 100 merchants WI
leave the DUPONT Hotel at $50 ocloc
Other plans mapped out by Il
nd Chamber. he said. was for a clean-I
OF for this city. This. h contende
hs would be a great advertisement f
icy the city and would enable Mr.. Pi
dell, the business manager, to she
,ha this advantage to men of other citi'
49, If he could not offer them free Lar
do or free taxes he could present
,ls them the cleanest city in the countl
er- He also referred to the dinner to
tal rendered the editors of the State,
in all. the latter part , the mon
III the midst OF Mr.. Marvel's "cle
up" talk. Fred Steinle interrupt
the and asked.
of why. Mr. Chairman, what's the u
~. of cleaning up again when the
~ publicans cleaned it up last Satl
ouv NY, day"
and ct tbinl that's verv unISind
ing mark for one Democrat to make
tut another" laughingly observed
OF Marvel
ing
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