The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-26
PLAN TO DEVELOP
NEW HAVEN PORT
Engineer Gives Definite Shape
to Project Long Under
Consideration.
WILL COST $4,000,0OO
Every Manufacturing Centre
in Connecticut to Be Bene-
fitted by ImprOyement.
WILL COST S4,OOO,OOO

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. 25.-Follow-
men and officials OF cities In Connecti-
cut. 1t is to-day possible to outline to
some extent the proposed development
OF New Haven Harbor, which has been
the subject of much research and study
on the part of War Department officials
and engineering experts.
For months now these experts have
been studying harbor conditions here In
an attempt to draw up the best policy
of development so that not only New
Haven but other cities in the State
might profit by the improvements. Major
Robbins, district engineer of the Bureau
OF Harbors and Rivers of the War De-
partment, has made several trips here
and given the harbor a thorough study
and inspection. Following his report to
city officials that the War Department
would require some aid from the, city,
too, II the harbor was to be developed.
the city's hafbor board retained. J. Mel.
Harding, noted harbor engineer of New
York to come here and outline some
plan for development Mr.. Harding.
who developed the harbors at Milwau-
kee and Beaumont Tex, and other cities
In the country. has now finished his
plans. ard IL they are followed out New
Haven shall no doubt become once more
factor in the world OF shipping.
From the beginning of their work en-
cheering experts impressed upon the
minds of the members of the City Har-
hor Board the great benefits accruing
from well developed harbor, not alone
to the city but, in the case of Connec-
ticut, to every manufacturing centre in
the State And 1t Is with an eye to this
that the development plans have partly
been drawn up.
Small Initial Expenditure.
AS proposed by Mr.. Hardine. the en-
tire cost will b. about $4,000 900 but at
the outset an expenditura o but $780,
600 will be required The initial unit
of construction for which this latter
sum will be required is for the erection
of a huge steel and concrete pier ana
warehouse at that portion Of the harbor
which is known as Watersd Park.
The approach to this pier will be
through Chestnut street mo ing Il easy
OF &C ess for the heaviest trucking loads.
The construction of the err itself will
b. unique. II will be a covered pier
with a great promenade on the roof. Of
fering to pl asure seekers splendid
view OF tn haibor. Other piers pro-
poaed would b of ike construction. so
thst in It's completed stat the develop-
ment would lend also an art st view
to the traveller reaching the ty from
water
Meanwh lie the first step TO be
taken must come from the Government
itsei' TO- Their is q grea, amount or
dredging before these piers can be erect
ed ard made useful and accessible to
the In ger boats. II is understood that
tn Government Is ready o start DIS
soop as the city announce that is
also teady So that the ON ng spring
l..
wishes o. harbo development actually
begun with energv.
Mavor DAWN r. Fit.gerald as Leen
one o. he prime movers in the fight to
secure adequate harbor IA lit es for
New tlaven. and now th1t the first
step have bee taken there Is little
dout that he will turing the COM
ing yea Of his term. devote a great deal
of his time to the project. He has al
ways worked hard for the development
of the hlrbor. and now has the most
prominent and influential items of the
city behind him
Some idea OF how New Haven has
fallen in past years as a port may be
CLEANED from recent report of the
Customs House for the port of New
Haven which shows that but three
ships flying a foreign flag entered the
harbor here in the last twelve months.
Once a Busy Harbor.
With what detection must not the
shades of those long departed sea cap
tains once dwelling in their brownstone
mansions along Wooster street have re-
ceived such news For In their time
from their balcony windows where
stood their spyglasses, they had seen
proud ships standing out to sea with
New Haven products aboard and full
rugged clippers from the Indies, the
Mediterranean and other foreign parts
bearing down upon them In front of a
stiff breeze, with their rum and their
molasses to swell the Golfers of the pros.
porous Yankee merchant and skipper
who had gone out and braved the seas
for such prizes.
And 1t is precisely with a view to
bringing such old days back to the new
New Haven that the city's harboI
board Is now encrgetically at work. /;
has high hopes of brifS ing the, miracle
to pass so that New Haven as a port
may hold up her head and be n credit
not only to herself but to the State as
well
The finance question: has not been met
except as regards Federal aid. which, II
Is understood will be available at any
time the city provides it's share OF thu
cost. Consequently the city harbor p'er
commission intends to go to the Legis-
lature next year for aid