Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-04-09
Head Of Perth AnbOy Dry Dock
Made One of the Five
Commissioners.
WILL SERVE FOR TWO YEARS
appointments Are Sent to the
State Senate to be
Confirmed.
BIG BOOST FOR THIS CITY
Shows That Perth Amboy is
Regarded as Big Port
in New Jersey.
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special to the EVENING EFWs.
trenton, April Following hts
approVal yesterday afternoon Of the
ne" Jersey harbor commission hin
senate No. 258, by Mr.. Hennessv'
governor Fielder sent to the sonata
MS nominations for the members ~
the new commission. Those named
were:
j. Spencer Smith, of Tena6y Per-
gen county, for term of five years.
William l.. Saunders, of Somerset
county, to serve for four vears.
Richard G. Jenkinson, of Newark. Ia
serve for three years: w. Parker
RunyOn, of Perth Amboy. to servo
for two years, and Charles S. Bower
OF camden county, to serve for one
year.
The term of the commissioners ia
hVe years, and after these first ap-
polntments one commissioner will re-
tire each year. They are to serve
without salary. The first three men
on the list constituted the harbor
commission, which for more than
two years has been investigating the
conditions on the Jersey side of New
York harbor in cooperation with q
similar New York State Commission.
This commission recently filed its re-
port with Governor Fielder. recon-
mending the creation of a perma-
nent harbor commission. This com.
mission Is now supplanted by the new
board, just created.
1t Is understood that The new COM
mission will probably retain B. f.
Cresson, Jr., of Montclair, as its engi-
neer, and Edward A. Ransom, Jr., Of
Jersey City, as it's secretary, as these
officials served the old commission
acceptably.
The supplemental appropriation
bill contains an appropriation OF
$500 for the new commission, which
will be available as soon as the gov
ernor signs the bill. The annual
appropriation bill for the new fiscal
year beginning next November, car
ries an appropriation of $3.50.
Commissioner Smith is head of q
large New York City exporting and
importing company; Mr. Saunders is
head of the Ingersoll-Rand Drill
Company, a member of the American
Society of Civil Engineers and back
in the seventies built the BLACK
OUl uOthS att NIX
Jenkinsou is a manufacturer, ex-
president of the Newark Board of
Trade and a one time candidate for
mayor In Newark; Mr.. Runyon Is
president of the Perth Amboy Dry
Dock Company and is chairman of
the commerce and navigation COM
mittee of the State Chamber of Com
merce; Mr.. Boyer is a Camden man
ufacturer and member of the
Harbor Board of that city
1t is the duty of the new commis-
sion to investigate and report an
nually to the legislature the condi-
tions of the waterfront or harbor
facilities upon all navigable waters
of the state, and to supervise all
plans for the development of water
fronts. 1t shall aid any municipality
in preparing plans for the improve
ment and development OF its water
front.
In speaking Of the appointment OF
Mr. Runyon to the new state harbor
commission, Mr.. Bolger said he was
glad of the Governors actions as
Mr.. Runyon could look after Perth
Amboy from the state end and he
from the local end in waterfront de-
yelopments.