Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-08-27
To Decide Next Week as to
Whether State Officials Shall
be Asked to Visit Perth Am
boy on September e,
AT WATERWAY CONVENTION

The New Jersey HarDor COmmis-
sion, created by an act of the legisla-
ture passed last winter, of which
w. Parker Runyon, of this city, Is
q member, are to be guests OF the
harbor board, according to action
taken by the local body last night.
1t was decided to meet next week to
definitely decide on whether the state
officials shall be asked to visit Perth
Amhoy Wednesday, September 70,
when Governor James F. Fielder and
the waterway delegates of the Allan
tic Deeper Waterways Association
will be present.
The local board expects to secure
the extention of pierhead lines
through the influence of the state
board with the War Department, and
desire the state body to inspect the
local waters, so that they will be In
better position to perceive the neces-
sity of the requests which are later
to be made by the local harbor
board.
The matter of leasing the public
dock to the New York and New Jer-
sey Steamb at Company was dis
cussed at length. Mr.. Bolger sug-
gested that the commissioners meet
with Superintendent Ward, of the
company, on the dock and go over
the matter with him. The board de-
sires the shipping concern to lease
the whole lower floor of the two
story building on the public dock
property, also. This would probably
mean an addition of some $1,000 to
o'ty's income per year, from its
waterfront possessions. The steam
boat company desires the dock
strengthened and overhauled, which
would cost from $4,000 to $4,000.
The local boards appropriation is not
large enough to make such expend1-
ture, the commissioner declared. The
dock, it seems, with slight repairings
would be sufficiently strong to ac-
commodate the company's shipping
except for big cable reels consigned
from the Standard Underground Ca
BILE Company, some OF which Welgh
as much as twelve tons. Commis-
sioner Olsen suggested that part
of the dock could be so strengthened
to permit the loading of such reels
with possibly a small expenditure.
The board does not intend to allow
the steamboat company to monopo-
lize the whole dock, but probably
give them the use of about sixty
feet, which by overlapping at one
end of the pier, it is said would be
sufficient for the freighters' loading
and unloading. The commissioners
will keep the dock open to the pub
lie as much as possible.
The board will put in effect the
same rates for loading and unloading
as are charged at the Merritt dock at
the foot of Fayette street. motion
was passed directing Secretary La
Roe to have water pipes and a meter
laid from the main in Front street
to the dock so that the harbor mas
ter may sell water to passing boats.
Commissioner Peter G. Olsen re-
ported that John H. Gregory had
made gratifying headway in elimi-
mating the old hulks at the marine
graveyard" and that probably ten
had been removed to the fats on the
South Amboy shore. He said that
now there was an unobstructed view
from Madison avenue across the rlV-
er. He stated that big sign erect
ed at the place in view Of passen-
gers on the trains passins over the
railroad bridge stating that the city
had bought the property and that ii
was to be converted for dock pur-
poses would be of great advertising
advantage to the city. The secretary
was instructed to prepare daily re-
port slips for the harbor master,
who is to file them with statements
of business done at the public dock
with the secretary. The Hastings
Paving Company has been unloading
street material at the wharf, and
the use of the dock is becoming more
and more popular. Commissioners
present: President Bolger, Peter c.
Olsen and John c. Donehue.