Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-21
COMBINE UPON
DEVELOPMENT
OF NEWARK BAY
Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth
and Bayonne in the
Movement.
PROPOSE LEGISLATION
TO MEET REQUIREMENTS
Would Increase Power of State
Department of Navigation,
If Necessary.

Concerted action on the part of
Newark, Jersey City. Elizabeth end
Bayonne for the further development
of Newark bay as deep waterway
was decided upon by representatives
of these municipalities at a confer
ence held in the Board of Works
rooms, this city, Yesterday afternoon.
committee, on which each of the
four cities is represented, was ap-
pointed by President William Tries,
ir., who presided, aud the combined
efforts will he used TO obtain the aid
Of the Federal government in the
undertaking.
The aid of the New Jersey Depart
ment of Commerce and Navigation Is
TO be enlisted in the effort to hasten
the proposed development. In a reso-
luton offered by Commissioner
Thomas J. Smith the committee
named by the conference was given
power to introduce into the Legisla-
tnre bills to give the State Depart
ment of Commerce and Navigation
enlarged powers If found to be nee
essary.
The conference between the repre-
sentatives of file four municipalities
interested in the project was called
because of the fear that certain ap-
propriations made by the Federal
authorities for the work may be
switched to some other improvement.
Besides the members of the Board
of Works and Chief ngineer Morris
X. Sherrerd, there were present at
the conference Richard c. Jenkinson.
who is a member of the Department
of Commerce and Navigation; Au-
gustus V. Hamburg, president of the
Board of Trade; James NJ. Reilly,
secretary of the Board of Trade; p.
Sanford Ross, Frederick Dunham,
harbor engineer of Jersey City; A. j.
Coleman, secretarv of the Board of
Trade of Elizabeth: II. Van u. Lane,
of the Chamber of Commerce of Ba-
yonne; Ernest II. Rowe. secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce of Jersey
City; f. w. Warnke, Henry S. Thorn
beck and II. A. De Raismes, of the
Elizabeth Board OF Trade: A. e.
owen, of the Central railroad engi-
neering department: b. +. Cresson.
ir. chief engineer Of the New Jersey
Department of Commerce and Nssssir ,
cation; ", II. Fielder of this city,
and James McMasier. of Elizabeth,
For Enlarged Powers.
After the entire matter had been
SOiie ONei
Smith offered his resolution, which
was as follows:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting that the powers and du-
ties of the New Jersey Department
of Commerce and Navigation be Gu
larged to include the necessary au-
thorty to make arrangements with
the Federal authorities for cooper
alton between it and the municipal
tiles or shore owners which may be
benefited by government dredging
projects and that the chairman ap-
point a committee of five to consider
the introduction in the New Jersey
Legislature amendments or an act to
provide such enlarged powers to be
given to the Department of Commerce
and Navigation, that such committee
be empowered to enlarge its member
ship"
After the resolution was moved for
adoption Commissioner Charles p.
Gillen proposed an amendment which
recommended instead OF leaving
the matter in the hands of
the Department of Commerce and
Navigation, a special commission COM
posed of men from the four cities in
terested be appointed. He declared
that such a body of men would be
more interested in the development
and would hasten matters. The other
commissioners and representatives
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