Evening journal., 1917-10-11
MUNICIPAL WHARF
Seems Certainty
Council Will Name Com
mitttee TO Act With Harbor
Board in Matter
NECESSITY OF
PROJECT SHOWN

As a result or conference between
City Council. as a committee OF the
whole and members Of the Harbor
Commission held last night. II is ex-
pected that steps will be taken at
once to develop wharf on the
Christiana river. While no action was
taken last night, It was evident that
the councilmen favored the project
outlined by the Harbor Commission
and at tonights meeting Of Council
a committee OF three will be appoint
ed to cooperate with a COMMITTEES
from the Park Board and the Street
and Sewer Department and the Har-
Dor Board relative 10 compiling
definite plans for the wharf
The Harbor Board last night sub
mitted to Council very comprehen-
sive and lucid report on the subject
Of a municipal wharf, showing ita
urgent necessity and what results Il
would accomplish for the city II
was even urged as war measure
that would more than justify the
cost, for by having It, 1t IS believed
the cost OF foodstuffs in this city
would DO materially reduced.
The HCrbor Boards recommends
lions on the subject are summed VI
IN tho following excerpt of the repor
presented to Council last night:
4 BASED on the results OF all OF oul
Investigations os mentioned herein
we strongly urge your favorable con
sidention Of the following recon-
mendations 10 be put into EXECUTOR
wiehout delay, so as to be ready &c
handle business before the next frui
and vegetable season.
ITO construct a permanent con
crete bulkhead along the line estab
lished for such purposes by the United
Ststes government, beginning at {
point on the easterly side of the cit
property recently leased by this boar,
to the Pussy & Jones Company. name
, ly, approximately 100 feet east o
3 Spruce street this new bulkhend 70 ex
tend easterly and nOrtheasterly on ths
government pier line until Il reaches
the southerly side of the property
owned by the Diamond Ice & Coal Co
and known as the Ten Weeges coa
yard. This will require approximate
~ $50 lineal feet OF modern and per
manent concrete bulkhead and will
provide ample berthing facilities n
all times for the type OF vessels en-
gagged In the above mentioned trad
which should come TO Wilmington. Il
front of the bulkhead the river shout
be dredged and the dredging deposit
ed back of the new bulkhead for III
The building OF this new pier lin
operates to narrow the Christian
river at this point TO an extent con
templated by the government eng
neers, so that with the normal dredl
ing conducted by the joint city an
government dredge. there should NJ
be any extensive or rapid accumulate
Of silt in front OF the proposed ne'
! bulkhead.
! Concrete landing steps would b
placed about every one hundred feet
The face Of the bulkhcad wall A cor
o crete pavement about twenty-nv
feet wide, would extend from the bull
head inland. Suitable rooted struC
lures with open sides for REASONABLE
protection from the elements and 70
the rental use Of boat owners and pro
duce merchants would extend over
considerable section Of the new bulk
head frontage. The estimate Of job
Meies, consulting engineer, for the COS
OF the dredging and Milling, was an
proximately S55OOO.
ITO this the Board OF Harbor Con
missioners in It's preliminary estimate
has added 20 per cent. as a contlI
gency and $4,000 for the erection ,
suitable rooted structures. From thes
: estimates we place the total cOnstrul
ton cost at approximately $4,000.
J I'VE also recommend the purcha:
+, by the city OF the Diamond Ice & Co
p Company property known as the Tt
| Weeges yard, as we'll as a triangull
piece bounded on the, south by Frol
r street, on the east by Church sire
and by the fence around the athlet
, field now owned by the P.- BIS w.
y n. Co.
II by securing these two pieces
n property the whole tract Of riv'
= front land lying between the pro-
II erty of the Pusey and Jones Compar
and Third street bridge will be nun
o cipally owned and permit OF eifecti'
and permanent development Of eli
wharves for produce, excursiC
steamres and FOR park purposes.
From our general information Z
u values. we believe that It may be pc
- sible to purchase these two pieces
y land for less than $4,000, and Their
7. fore submit TO your honorable boo
e the question OF considering an outll
Il during the next six months. rough
l. estimated at about 100000, GOVERN
the construction cost and also cost
acquiring Of the land on general lin
s presented in this report"
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