The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-25
MODEL CIYT WORK
INTERESTS MAYOR

Mayor George Hinrichs was very
much interested in an article printed
in "The Modern City" a magazine
devoted exclusively to cities and
their progress, which reached his
desk a few days ago, the said arti-
Gle explaining in detail some of the
problems which were overcome by
the city of Trenton, N. j., which the
mayor had the pleasure of going
over during his attendance the past
summer, at the convention of mayors,
who assembled at Newark, n. j., for
annual convention. Mayor Hinrichs,
his attention having been called to
the work being done by Trenton, was
prevailed upon to make a visit to the
place. As he has not yet lost sight
of the need of a public quay in Pen
sacola, he thought at least part Of
the article would be interesting to
Pensacola folks.
Trenton is making good her end
of it," the article relates. "It is
the best chance to make cheap fills
near the river that will be seen for
many years and about 10000 yards
in all are being put. on city lands
with; city plant, the rest being taken
further down the river in scows and
dumped in holes dug for the pur-
pose.
"The first step toward terminals
of course was to buy the land and
this has been done. The frontage
on the channel in the city limits is
6,712 feet, of which the city owns
1924 feet. Immediately south of the
city line the city owns and is con-
demning q frontage of 2,180 feet. All
told, therefore, the city will have 81
per cent of the upper $500 feet of
| frontage.
''The new bridge which the Penn
sylvania railroad is building south of
this city forms a natural limit for
/ the port and the city is now consider
ing buying on down to the bridge, as
it will some time be needed for ship
ping.
''The city of Trenton is far ahead
of many of the large ports in this
matter, and can plan her waterfront
development on broad lines at the
start.
"The harbor naturally separates in
two parts in such a plan. At the
north end rock, which is found in the
channel, will make it very costly to
get it more than II feet in depth,
and the small frontage which can be
used for city docks means that this
part will be used for extensive ship
ping-passenger and high grade
freight on river boats.
"South of the American Bridge
Company the channel can be made
deeper, as. no rock has been found
ard the area for docks is greater, so
that low grade freight will in the fu-
ture be cared for there.
"The city is now building near
Ferry street a public terminal for the
passenger and highgrade freight.
This includes the dock basin running
back TO Fair street, distance of 25O
feet and 200 feet wide with modern
timber.
"There will be a ope-story shed
along the north and south sides OF
the basin, leaving the Fair street end
and the upper part on the river as
open wharves. The shed on the north
side along the river will have a recre-
alton pier or deck on top. Plans for
this terminal separate passengers
and freight and include platforms
and suitable devices for cheap handl-
ing of freight. This work has beer
greatly delayed because a dredge
must dig the hard bottom, which
could not be done in advance of tht
channel reaching this point, but il
will be ready for next season.
an the meantime applications fol
! wharf space have been received from
three lines, which shows what ship
ping men think of the business tina
can be done there; one of them (th'
Dolphin line) is now being cared fo1
at Lalor street temporarily until thu
the channel is completed.
''These applications for whar
space and the extensive building O
steel barges by the American Bridg
Company, which is expanding owe
half a million dollars on its plant
would seem to show that quick US
will be made of the 12-foot channel