Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-02-09
II0OOO FOR SMYRNA RIVER
is NOW BEFORE CONGRESS-
.yss AND HARBOR COMMITTEE
..o,uDE IT AFTER HAFD FIGHT

& rVEH Anu ''F'''
.c,uDs IT AFTER HAFD FIGHT
Il .r,-e Of Shippers to Report Tonnage
v,de II Necessary For Congress
II man Miller to Gather Data
Unless Smyrna River navigation IN
,..,. and those using the river report
-, tonnage regularly and properly.
3 stream will find il hard to get
8 pi,ional appropriations Congress-
an Thomas ". Miller, appeared be-
% the River and Harbor Committee
The House last TIesdsy. upon the
a, considerations Of the various
.sware projects. II was finally
need to report favorsbly the recon-
,sts,ions Of the district engineers
$40. 600 for Smyrna River main
rsnre, this in addition to the
40 600 unexpende4 appropriation
,,eb will be used 10 make the three
rs that will shorten the route,
,s al which is expected to begin
riy in the Spring There was
Il siderable discussion of the govern
at projects in connection with Lit
river Smyrna river and Leipsic
yer. in Kent county. and the Broad
m river. in Sussex county. The
,s filed with the committee showed
& traffic Of 20. 600 tons during the
st year on Smyrna river. 8. 600 tons
ming the same period upon Little
\ Vg. 10. 600 tons upon the Leipsic
D Tg and only l72 tons on the Broad
III river. The total amount spent
the government to date upon Smyr-
river is S97, 600. upon Little river.
5 600 upon Leipsic river S42. 600
upon the Broadkill river. S1O8. 600.
view Of the very small tonnage
PORTED the committee was not very
nfsble towards complying with
recommendations Of the chief of
neers. who requested the follow
iii amounts for the four projects:
n rna river $4,000. Little river
\ OOc. Leipsic river 81. 500. Broad
On river $1,000.
'''a Failure to Report Tonnage
/ was especially hard to convince
committee regarding Smyrna
q tonnage. because the SINNERS
NJ those using the creek did not
hi reports. When it was found
b this important data was not be
e The committee. President Elisha
''eof the Smyrna Steamboat Comm.
Y L. N. Price. owner Of consider
We boating interests, and others. at /
Instance Of Congressman Miller
oa'y and found that Smyrna was
-Nusd to a greater volume of
''ness than was first reported to the
''ls' engineer. it was learned
y io' the past year more than 20
v IONS Of freight should have been
EDITED 70 Smyrna. il having a valpa
scout $500, 600, and this is consid- /
= 40 on year. - This does not in
=. costs iromJersey and other points
-'n come in and deliver their cargo
: ne'eT report their tonnage. Con-
'.'nlan Miller writes TO the Times
.ng that publicity be given to the
- That this derelietion on the
-'U' 'he people using the river be
'su' 70 their attention at this time
. % be beneficial in the future
.'l'e Congress has no other wav of
'.: ing the tonnage except that
- : reported by the engineer
0isuict, who in turn receives
non the shipping men,
ans Get Favorable Consideration
9,l0'e meeting the River and Har.
4. committee. Congressman Miller had
4. y collected data from the shin
~. Isn along Delaware streams
.. AN 'ne past few weeks. which he
49, ~ % good effect. as the COMMITTEES
, ,.i,S conclusion Of the hearing agreed
|. . .l', out the recommendation of
, ,-'s' Oh engineers in the matter
n ss.op''a'lons 10 the next rivers
,ir. -'''0's bin. In the future =
,.,E 70 report tonnage is likely 70
o.. 'salnst the interests Of the
me-, t.4', because the tonnage as re-
s.,s sI mace the committee feel that
..st as no use spending the govern
AZ. - on streams where the
hi. u .'s 50 small and the rivers so