Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-23
SEE BIG FUTURE
FOR CITY LAND
ON WATERFRONT
View Large Area That Could be
Claimed from the Raritan
River if Gregory Property
Were Filled Out.

Members of the Board of Alder
men and Board of Harbor Commits
sioners, who made an inspection Sat
urday afternoon of the water front
lands purchased by the city year
ago, are enthusiastic over the invest
ments in shore property, and believe
that in future they will yield large
dividends for Perth Amboy. One al
derman declared that by filling in
out to the pterhead line, the city
could transform the property pur-
chased from John H. Gregory into a
one-half million dollar shore front.
The officials seemed pleased with
the headway Mr.. Gregory had made
In clearing up the marine grave
yard" which for a long time was an
eye sore at the foot of Madison and
Brighton avenues and source OF
perennial complaint from the resi-
dents of that section.
Could Add 5000 Feet of Land.
The aldermen and commissioners
saw the large area that could be re-
claimed from the river II the Gregory
property were filled out to the bulk
head line. Probably 5000 square
feet of ground could be added to the
property, which the officials talked of
as an ideal location for park, and a
future terminal for vessels coming
up from the bay.
The officials witnessed the number
of old hulks that had been drawn in
TO the shore within the bulkhead
line, according to the contract be-
tween Mr.. Gregory and the city when
rahn ond uaq
ago and Mr.. Gregory was allowed FIVE
years to gradually vacate. The old
hulks were to be moved inside the
bulkhead line so that they would
form solid base for filing in by
the city. One of the aldermen sug-
gested that garbage be dumped over
the old hulks as filler, declaring
that soon the city would have to look
for new garbage dumps.
Though the Board of Harbor Com
missioners have for long been con-
templating reclaiming the property
from the river as far as the bulk head
because OF lack q Waney they have
tlg tlEen ng definXe steps to this end
except sSe,ddR embodied In the con-
tract wifi MI. Gregory provisions for
leaving old hulks inside the bulk
head Zine to form base for filing in.
With the aldermen becoming inter
ested money for the work may be
provided and the plans of the board
be carried out
Wants Real Terminal.
But the harbor board desires to
make real terminal out OF the pro-
perty and extend the solid filling out
to the present pierhead line, SO that
the property will then reach out to
but short distance from the chan
mel, and but little dredging would be
necessary to excavate channel from
the river channel In midstream to
the S"tty terminal. Then steamers
and sop 'oners from the Raritan bay
could come up through the mouth of
the Raritan river and find terminal
here convenient to two railroads.
Before the bulkhead line Is extended
to the present pierhead line and the
pierhead line pushed further out into
the river, action will have to be
taken by the War Department. A
request for such action will likely be
made shortly by the harbor board,
probably through the New Jersey
Harbor Commission, of which w. P.
Runyon is member.
AS result OF the inspection 1t is
likely that sewer at the foot of
Brighton avenue will be extended SO
that its opening will not be exposed
at low tide; water main will be run
to the city dock property and repairs
made to the present buildings on the
city dock property In the interests of
the tenants occupying same.
Those on the tour of inspection
were: President Peter G. Olsen and |
Commissioners Richard A. Bolger |
and John c. Donehue, OF the harbor |
board, and Aldermen Chris Jorgen-
sen, John J. Clark and John j. |
Kutcher, OF the street committee of |
the Board OF Aldermen.