Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-04-28
ANOTHER BOOST
FOR WATERWAY
Passage of Rivers and Har-
borS Measure in U. S. Sem
ate Likely to Aid Project

With the passage of the rivers and
harbors bill by the United States Sem
ate another stage in the movement
for deeper water in the Raritan River
has been passed: When Mayor John
j. Morrison of New Brunswick, and
g. 8. Atkinson, secretary-treasurer of
the Raritan Terminal and Waterways
Association were in Washington several
weeks ago they were assured by Sena-
tor Jones. chairman of the Commerce
Committee and Senator Edge, of New
Jersey, that the survey. as amended
with the removal of all limitations
would go through with the bill. That
this is exactly what happened has
been confirmed by word from Senator
Edge.
The interest of the members of the
Raritan Terminal and Waterways AS
|sociation is manifested in the bill for
two reasons. Primarily of course, on
account of the provision for the new
survey which will give the district en-
gineer wide latitude so far as his rec
lamentations are concerned. Second
arily. they are hopeful that the re-
peal OF the forty per cent" limita-
ton covering the award of contracts,
will automatically release the s273.000
now available for work In the Raritan
River. of which sum $250,000 was ap-
proprfated more than year ago.
the rivers and harbors bill by the
conferees will be preceded by a sharp
fight. When the bill came from the
House of Representatives it carried
appropriations amounting to s12,-
1000, in what Is known as lump
sum-" The senate doubled this,
making the total $24 100000, and an
effort was made to add $3.000.000 to
the bill before IL was adopted in the
senate but this was voted down.
The $273,000 available will be
spent on the present project which
[ covers ten feet from Sayreville TO
New Brunswick, and fifteen feet to
Sayreville. Hence, 1t Will not help
New Brunswick in any way.
The Raritau Terminal and Water
ways Association is aiding the work
of making the river and bay better
! known. The Greater New York,
the publication issued by The Mer-
chants Association of New York,
printed a third of column last week
giving an outline of the association
and it's work Hugh Lynch. assistant
to the secretary of the Merchants
Association, was formerly secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce at
Perth Amboy.
The Editor of Nations Business,
printed by the United States Cham
ber of Commerce, the annual con-
gress of which at Atlantic City today
| is being attended by President Jean
Dubois. and Director Charles A. Nc
Cormick, writes to Secretary Atkin-
son as follows:
us with the interesting account of
what New Jersey is doing with her
waterways. You are right in assum-
| ing that our readers will be interest
/ ed, and / hope to handle the subject
in the next issue.
In a letter from Wilfred II. Schoff.
secretary treasurer of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association. he
writes that he shall be interested to
know more about the objects of the
organization (Raritan Terminal and
Waterways Association) with view
to mentioning It in the Bulletin.
Not in years ha there been so much
traffic through the Delaware and Rar-
itan canal as has been recorded in the
past two weeks due to a large extent
to the freight congestion resulting
from the railroad strike. Even the
sight of canal boat or two being
towed by mules has been noticed on
the towpath at New Brunswick, and
three canal tugs that run between
Bordontown and New Brunswick have
been kept in constant commission
taking barges both ways The aYaila-
bility of the canal as means of ship
ment Is evidently being realized to
greater extent than formerly, and
with deeper water in the river there
ought TO be a great revival OF traffic.
Merchants of New Brunswick are
warm in their praise for the excep-
tional service of the Middlesex trans
portation company during the period
of. the strike. This line was operated
to its fullest capacity throughout
that period, and as rapidly as the
boats discharged their careoes they
were sent on their way to New York
for more freight.