The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-29
$2OO,0OO,OOO PORT
TERMINAL PLANNED
site Is LOO Acres Of Shore
Water From BedlOw's
Island West.
INCLUDES OYSTER ISLAND
Approved by Goethals and Is
Under Consideration by New
Jersey Railroads.
INCLUDES OYSTER ISLAND

An ambitious plan for the construction
OF a great terminal which would be the
largest port development project yet I'M
dertaken by private enterprise in this
country. afrording facilities comparable
only with those of Hamburg and
Bremen, was made public yesterday.
Il calls for an ultimate expenditure Of
5000. 900 900.
The site would be on the Jersey fats"
embracing loo acres OF land under
shallow water lying Off Bayonne and
extending from Bedloe's Island to the
Pennsylvania Railroads Greenville ter
minal, including the solid rock reef
known as Oyster Island. This property
10 owned by the Lehigh Valley and
Jersey Central railroads and realty in
terests Railroads which would be pro-
vided with new terminal facilities
through connection by belt line on the
New Jersey side are the Central Rail-
road OF New Jersey the Lehigh VALLEY,
the Baltimore and Ohio. the Delaware,
Lacltawanna and Western and the
Pennsylvania
Approved by Cocktails.
The plan has been completed by James
Stewart & Co.. engineers, and f p.
Goodrich, consulting engineer. and APP
proved by George w. Goethals. 1t has
been taken under consideration by Off
cerN Of the railroads concerned and Is
being studied by port transportation ex-
perts. 1t could not be learned yesterday
that any railroad was as yet definitely
committed to the project. but as the an
nouncement of It came from railroad
sources it seems to be seriously dis
cussed. 1t would take n long time to
arrange the financing of such pro-
Eramme. to say nothing Of the actual
construction.
The improvement contemplates ter
minal facilities for all railroads now
reaching the New Jersey shore by the
intensive development of a tract of shoal
land now lying idle in the upper bay.
There would be created wharf frontage
roughly equal to the distance from the
Battery to Twenty-third street, exclu-
sive OF shipyard frontage. Reefs OF
solid rock. which in places rise above the
/ water at low tide, would be utilized as
THE foundations for warehouses, indus
trial machinery and dry docks. The
facilities of the port of New York for
handling cargoes, coaling steamships,
quick repairing of vessels, storage of
merchandise and foodstuffs and direct
transfer of goods between freight cars
I'm coal storage alone" says the Off
cial statement. "a capacity of 10000
tons is provided for. including space for
5000 coal cars, with such up to date
handling machinery as to afford a close
and readily available supply of fuel that
would safeguard the metropolitan dis
trict against any recurrence of the ter
rible coal famine of the winter of 1917
1913.
"Coaling facilities on the direct route
of the harbor channel are provided. ca
pable of filling the largest oceangoing
ships within three or four hours, the
coaling dockage giving room for fifty
500 foot ships. The great plan teens
with Mechanical facilities Of the most
modern and advanced types OF proved
efficiency"
Among the features are $4,000 lineal
feet of berthing space. 1000 feet OF
floating dry docks, 1000 feet of berth
ing space for vessels under repair
twelve 500 foot vessels). craving docks
TO accommodate a vessel 1000 feet long
100000 square feet of pier sheds
10000 square feet for open storage OF
piers, 100000 square feet for indus
trial buildings. storage room for $4,000
freight cars and 2,400 lineal feet of coal
pockets and bins.
Facilities for Quick Loading.
The projectors of the plan say that
they have made chief allowance for
those facilities which the port most
needs First among these are placed
modern facilities for quick loading. The
statement says:
During the most critical month OF
the war more than two hundred steam
ships lay idly waiting for coal or cargo
In New York Harbor. At the same time
the population was suffering for Goa
that lay frozen-in aboard barges along
the narrow and shallow water passages
separating the bay from the present
Jersey tidewater terminals.
I'm the new development the Goa
loading plant Is located on the bulk
head along the outer edge OF the tract
on deep water close to the main chan
mel, convenient to vessels inbound oil
outbound. The most modern fuelini
facilities in existence are provided for
including elevated running tracks. stee
bins with n capacity of 10000 tons
and travelling towers and cranes cap
able of delivering coal into both side.
OF vessel at a rate OF 10000 tons al
hour, or faster than it could possibly
be slowed below decks"
Other features are Quick and eff
cient direct methods OF handling cargo
freight cars; between floating carriers
cars and drays; and between platforms
stations and warehouses and draws
Absence of modern facilities, with lin
tied space Of platforms and warehouses
has resulted in congestion and excessiv,
costs and difficulties in the handling Of
New Yorks domestic traffic as well n,
its export trade.
I'm the vast plant projected most ex
haustive provision has been made fol
these prime needs, with transfer o,
freight from car to vehicle at the ter
minal site instead OF at the Manhattan
piers and bulkheads The unloadinl
platforms are equipped with automati,
conveyors. and gravity is utilized u
the maximum IN all handling to ware
houes. cars and tracks. The systema.
tized facilities are arranged to coordi
d, nate with the possible future introduc
tion of the so-called store door delivery
system by the railroads. A specIa
ferry terminal. with ample roadway
will give ready transportation for vehi
cies to any part OF the harbor district
REPAIR shops for ships, ship ma,
cninery and railroad equipment are pro
vided. Dire need of greater ship repair
Facilities has been demonstrated in re.
cent months, and harbor traffic VA.
seriously impeded during the war h,
the idleness OF a large proportion q,
tugs awaiting drydock space"
The plan also provides for ruccbapic,,
dumping towers, coal thawing plant
coal storage area, oil supply plant shir
repair plant, dry docks, Warebors,i
grain elevators, barge terminals factnr,
buildings, car storage tracks. pra,,I,,
switching yard, team tracks, car yehicI,