Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20
SEAPORT PIERS
-AND OTHER DOCKS
RECOMMENDED BY
HARBOR BOARD
In Report to Council. Last Night.
River Development IS
Urged.
STEAMBOAT AND PRODUCE
WHARVES ARE INCLUDED
Commissioners Ask for Conference
on Subject and Suggest
General Town Meeting.
OUTLINE OF THE PLANS

Recommending the immediate ao-
luIring OF land at the mouth of the
.'hrsiiana river, and the construction
there Of deep sea piers, docks, etc, also
the immediate construction OF modern
produce wharf az Front and Church
streets. and the taking of steps toward
providing a municipal wharf Tor pas
senger boats, the Board of Harbor Com
lnisSioners last night presented COM
prchensive report 10 City Council.
The dccp-sea per project, IT Is csti-
mated, viii cost 81 100000, while the
produce wharf cost Is estimated at
sl3OOOo.
1t IS up 10 City Council 10 approve or
reject the commissions suggestions, and
II they are approved 20 make the neccs-
sary financial provision, which would have
to be through bond Issue.
In introducing the general report OF the
harbor Commission, which was presented
hv President Charles Warner OF the COM
mission, the latter made hTlci ADDRESS
10 Council regarding Il.
He stated that il WAS the result OF Is
mouths steady work, interrupted by the
events of war time, and might bc divided
into three sections; covering first, the
producc wharf proposed for the foot Of
Y u
he reached hv June l, If prompt action
were taken: second, tho public passenger
pier and bulkhead, which would JON up
with the produce wharf improvement
third, the proposed seaport piers and
adjunct storage warehouses, planned on
) scale that should provide tor the next
- wears at least, and that marked dis
tlnct advance IN port facilities over any
vet proposed
He recommended that the report n
copy Of which Was handed TO each Coun-
,llmsn. be released to the newspapers st
once. which, on notion OF Councilman
Robertson, was done; that Council give
the report early consideration, 'conierung
with the commissioners IN committee OF
the whole and that Council call town
meeting for general Consideration OF the
subject.
THREE PROJECTS.
The report sets forth that the study Of
Wilminctons water shipping problems
has been divided INTO three divisions, vlZ:
!. 4 produce wharf on cIty-ounec
property near front and Churuh streets,
ior the primary purpose Of providing
facilities Tor small freight boats, BRING
rng porishablc food products from the
Delaware river and its tributaries, and
further providing open shed facilities for
the temporary protection and storage of
such products awaiting distribution to
consumers OF the city. At certain seasons
Of the year, part or all of said produce
wharf facilities could be available for
other cargo movements, Inbound or out
bound. coming within the class of inland
waterway traffic.
>. A passenger steamer wharf primarily
for the purpose Of landing and embark
ing passengers from Excursion steamers or
small steamers plying to minor river
points. such wharf not To involve under
ihis plan any special facilities of sheds or
other accommodations. but merely suit
able bulkheads, conveniently locateL 20
trolley car service.
Continued on pare i9