Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-04
GIVE NEW SHIP LINE
USE OF CITY WHARF
Councils Dock Committeeman
Recommend 15-Year Lease
at Nominal Charge.
SAILINGS TO BEGIN SOON
New York Boat, the Maple"
Will Be Overhauled at
Mobile This Week.
sAILINGs TO BEGIN SOON

Richmond and New York will be in
operation in a few weeks was assured
last night. when the River, Harbor and
Dock Committee of the City Council,
after hearing Charles W. Harrison.
Vice e-president and general manager
OF the New York. Baltimore and Rich
mond Steamship Company, explain the
companys plans, voted 10 recommend
the granting to the new corporation
OF free lease of $50 feet of the city
wharf for period OF fifteen year
Mr. Harrison stated that he was so
ANXIOUS 10 put the line in operation
that he was willing to gamble" on
ne - action or the City Council. and that
II he could get the consent of the Di-
rector of Public Works he would take
the FISK and start the erection of sheds
and dockage facilities on the wharf
Director OF Public Works Boiling
SAID tha; he would be glad TO give his
consent. but could not do so before the
Council acted. under the provisions of
inc present city ordinance.
Final Action October ii.
The motion. which was adopted by
the committee, was offered by Alder
man Nunnally. and. after reciting the
rental for fifteen years provides that
the company shall present 10 the City
Attorney and the Director of Public
MorkS such as lease as it desires.
on the details. the lease Shall be re-
ported back to the committee for final
action the night Of October 49,
Inc motion was a substitute for one
oHered by Councilman Cmlauf, which
contained a provision that the com
pany should not assign it's rights un-
CITY Council. Mr.. Harrison stated that
the company was willing to have a
nTeEksion inserted. in the lease, pro-
was used for any other than steamship
purposes. but that the company did
not wish TO be precluded from amalga-
Boat Goes Into Dry Dock This Week.
Mr. Harrison told the committee that
ms company had purchased the Maple
ana wished to operate the ship be-
tween Richmond and New York as
soon as II was possible to do SO. He
said it was expensive 10 Keep such a
boat tied-up. The ship enters the dry
dock at Mobile this week Mr.. Har-
a,son r, st. s.ated .1no that & the vessel was built
length. The Maple" has been running
n me Iu!t trade. second boat will
.e ne put in the Riehmond-New York
- teue IN Sixty days II business justifes
Members OF the committee asked the
Gen GGp;mion uSn OF Assistant City Attorney
ality of the city making lease Of
any part of the wharf. Coleman An.
aerson e said that off hand he could not
~ r. sneie t we're any legal reasons
wharf. He declared. however, that the
city must be careful to avoid any an.
pearan nee Of leasing the wharf for Pc
good as otherwise the state might
come in and assert its rights.
Mr: harrison frankly told the com
i would continue TO operate, and If il
did not il would retire and forfeit tho
@ lease and its buildings to the city. He
= tt-ht htrt,
Is TO erect would cost $4,000. Ths
boat will leave Richmond for New York
once ,h week. Mr. Harrison further told
steamship line from Baltimore to
fHewpG55 fron, Pb,,s NsWs and Norfolk and one
prector Of Pubic ii NeW Works Terk Ro,,n
said that the wharf had been estabs
!ished for the purpose of encouraging
son why. the lease should not be
granted If the company was willing
70 10 agree that other boats can tie up
not interfere with the company's busi
ness.
Strikes Business Men FavornbIy.
J. G. Corley:. representing a commit
tee from the Chamber Of Commerce, de-
business people of Richmond very
favorably; especially as transportation
He said that he believed that the
business interests of the city would
give the line hearty support
Councilman Batkins said that II an
peared TO be the practically unanimous
opinion of the committee to give Mr..
they wanted and that he trusted that
Mr. Harrison would realize that Rich
mond was glad to have the steamship
The meeting at which the COMMITTEES
will take final action on the matter
Will be held the night before the regu-
1t is. expected that the board will act
on the lease on the night OF October
- and that special meeting OF the
COMMON Council will take the matter
up few days later.