Evening journal., 1919-10-13
OFFICIALS INSPECT
LOCAL HARBOR
ContInued from FIrst page.

ant engineer, and F. C. Warner, assist
ant engineer.
The Minquas this afternoon will pro-
jceed both up and down the Christlana,
from its mouth TO Newport. Frequent
halts will be made 10 permit OF closer
inspection Of important points and II is
possible the party may land at one or
more places to view the situation from
the river banks.
Willard A. Speakman. president OF
the HarbOr Commission. and Charles
Warner, member OF the commission,
VIII explain in detail the projected har-
Dor Improvements at the Lobdell tract,
near the Christiana's junction with the
Delaware. which was purchased by the
city for harbOr purposes at an ap-
proXimate cost OF S20O,OO0.
IL is the HarbOr Commissions plan 10
construct the most modern and spacious
wharyes possible and to equip them
win latest devices for expeditions and
economical handling OF freight, both
inbound and outbound.
Location for companies which seek
to establish new Industries here, pro-
vided the harbOr facilities are brought
up-to-date, also will be given cOnsid-
Grafton. One company, it is understood.
is anxious TO erect a large plant for
ship repair work This plant will in
clude a drydock capable OF holding
ocean-gOing steamships. which. il Is eX-
pecled, Will stop at Wilmington to dis
charge and take on cargoes when given
proper wharves and unloading and
loading machinery.
During the up-river trip, Major Conk-
lin, Of the engineSs, and others OF
Colonel Jervey's STAFF. will outline tho
method by which it is proposed to i'm
prove the river front and reclaim largo
tracts Of marsh land by means oe
dredgings from the river bottom. The
engineers already have reclaimed a
large acreage for the Pennsylvania rail-
road and are now doing the same for
the Pyrites Company. Work will soon
be begun for the American Car & Foun-
dry Company.
The engineers ftffther propose TO as
sist owners of farm lands along the
river to protect their river fronts from
washouts and floods by means Of I'LL
ings from the dredgings. This method
is Of double value. It deepens the
channel Of the river for navigation and
makes good use of the soil from the
river bed. Incidentally, the soil from
The river bottom is rich in quality for
agriculture.
Acceptances TO invitations for the in
spectiOn trip were received by the
Chamber Of Commerce from more than
100 officials and interested civilians.
Many OF these men were on board the
Nlnquas when she departed from
Ter wharf at noon. The list Of accent
inces received is as follows:
Mayor William G. Taylor and his sec
'etary, \. p. Stetser; City Auditor
Charles II. Sheppard, City Treasurer
iharles NJ. Banks. City Clerk Homer e.
simmons, President Of Council George
T. Lyon, Councilmen Faulkner, Ab-
berger, Abrahams, Hopkins, Mearns.
'orwoOd, Henry and Murray.
Harbor COmmission-W. A. SPEAK
nan, president; Messrs. Warner and
Bancroft and Secretary Cant.
Street and Sewer Depariment-Presi
lent Johnson, Messrs. Rudolph. Grier
md Street Commissioner Frank W
'iersOn.
Water Department-C Commissioners
ford and Belts.
Sinking Fund-President Robert d
Kemp and David Hillegas.
Police missiOn-President Samue
I. Smith, Commissioners Wickersham
1egear and CHIEF Of Police Black.
Public Utility. missiOn-Presideni
cornelius d. Garretson and Commission
rs lsaacs, Citing and Robinson.
City Board of -Commis.
ioner Price and Building Inspector
'restOn.
Park Commission-N1essrs. Dandy,
lelyin, Candy, Baynard, Haynes and
and Park Superintendent
Jack.
New Castle county offlcfals-Clerk OF
he Peace John L. Wright, Receiver OF
axes Charles II. LippincOtt, Sheriff
oshua Z. Grassland Register OF Wills
saac r. Brown, Comptroller Edwin c.
lark, Engineer Charles L. Grubb, Re
order Of Deeds Furman G. Cole, Cor
ner Isaac :. Bullock, Deputy Clerk OF
ne Peace William w. Douty.
Levy COurt-lsaac C. Elliott. chair
ian; Messrs. Ward, Stetser Strahorn,
haw, Mccoy and BucksOn. Clerk, James
. Mclvor and Attorney Edward q.
radfOrd, Jr.
county BOdfQ OF AsSeSSIneub-Nll
am B. Smith, Jr., president; Messrs.
cGrOry. Allston, CaspersOn.
State Highway Commission-Gover-
or John G.. Townsend, chairman: Mes
s. Marvel, Hoffecker and Engineer
pham.
State Board Of Health-Drs. Charles
Ritchie, Bullock, Watson and Health
Wells.
Directors Of the Chamber Of Com
erce-F. w. Gawthrop, J. s. Hamilton,
r. Harrison w. Howell, Clarence C..
illen. G. II. Speakman, Colonel George
Z. Sparks, Charles Topkis and A. d.
'arner, Jr.
Harbor Development Committee,
lamber Of -Messrs. Mullin
Id Wilson.
Guests at Large-Ralp Dinsmore,
sed c. Bye. Z. E. Mitchell, George G.
lDdell r. w stierle. A. II. Gawthrop,
I'm Meigs, r. A. Price. former Con
essnlan William II. Heald. William
,pkis, and former Mayor James F.
ice.
yned the first contact suiphuric acid