New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19
LAWMAKERS SEE
NEEDS OF HARB0R
House Committee Makes
Final Inspection of City'S
Waterfront.
MEN OF BUSINESS
SERVE AS GUIDES
Visitors Agree That I'M
provements Asked FOR
80 Must Be Made.

4 final inspection trip OF New YORK
harbor. covering about seventy miles,
was made yesterday on the ponce po"'
Patrol bv ten members of the HOUSE
Committee on Rivers and Harbors'
The visiting Representatives VINO
were guests of the Chamber OF oom-
merce. expressed satisfaction with the
opportunity of seeing the foremos.
harhor in the United STATES, ana
through stephen NJ. SparkmaA' cna'r-
man of the committee, declared that
tho improvements asked for wouia
have TO come"
"Of course, there are many innings y,
no considered in this enormous Poi@
soid the chairman, "but the improve
r,orts will eventually have to be mace
I will say, however, that the nafDo'
rroper will necessarily get hrs' con-
sideration."
Seeing Things as They Are.
Outdoinp the public sightseeing
water trips. the private trip of the rep
resentatives had numerous lecturers,
vorhal information was on tap at all
times and no committee member hau
70 ask q question twice without reply
Seeing things as they are Is ps''e.
than looking them over on one OIL 'ho'.
government maps" was the way one o.
the local lecturers expressed IT, anu
some Of the visitors admitted II was 50.
The committee, which consisted Oh
Representatives Stephen NJ. Sparkmah'
II Garland Dupre, Thomas Gallagher
Murray Hubert, William kettner'
Thomas ]. Scully, John II. Small, Rob
ort NJ. Switzer, Samuel NJ. Taylor and
Allen T. Treadway, motored from the
Waldorf Astoria TO Pier at the na.-
terv where they were taken aboard the
Patrol by Richard {. Harrison, repre-
scnting K. A. c. Smith, DOCK Oom-
missioner.
Buttermilk Channel First.
Heading southeast, the ratrol
steamed
(which is mentioned for an early
dredging) and thence to the xii van
KulI' where the visitors had look at
fine waterfront properties on the New
Jersey and Staten Island shore.
Several of the visiting members were
ANXIOUS TO see where the Staten Island
ors were lighting against the erection
nj the new municipal garbage plant
and the Patrol moved up TO Lake ISL
and. where police are still protecting
the contractors At work on the lnclh-
orator. o.4.
At Tottcnville +. II. 0uterhridge,
president of the Chamber of Commerce,
left the party. Crossing via the west
Rank Light to Norton's Point the
patrol went into Jamaica Bay and, re-
turning, stopped at Sea Gate TO ais,
embark more Of the guests VINO ha1
accompanied ;he committee.
In Gravesend Bay.
Much interest was displayed IN the
feet Of steamships loading munitions
of war in Gravesend Bay. The Patrol
ran close to the Brooklyn shore and
steamed slowly, that the committeeman
might make a good survey OF the snip
wards. basin and piers.
After disembarking at torty-seeonu
Street the visitors returned TO the
hotel and later took the night boat 10
Albany. where they will inspect to-day
tho Troy dam and the entrance OF the
{ thousand Ton Barge Canal.
Among those who accompanied the
rartv Yesterday were Colonel Harry
TAYLOR. Lieutenant Colonel Charles H..
McKinstry and Captain Edward d..
Ardery, United States army engineers
] at this port; Commander Earl 7. jos
{ son Il. s. n: Captain John +. Hopkins.
Of the New Jersey Pilots Association;
I Captain Ebon W. Turnure. Of the New
York Pilots Associations; r. F. Cresson'
+ Clarence T. Burkett. II. A. Watkins.
/ Thomas O. McGiu. Charles 7. Gwynnee'
John +. Crowell, Welding Ring JACOB
( g Klinck. Henry A. Never. Louis j.
/ Tribus. Charles G.. NJ. Thomas. Thomas
! T. Fowler and Eugene II. Rosenquest.