Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-12
APPROVAL IS VOICED
FOR NJ. SHIP CANAL
At PUBLIC HEARING
Great Impetus Given Project.
City Well Represented at
Session Held in New York

\ canal across New Jersey to conn
plete the intercoastal canal system,
, making an inland waterway from
Boston TO Beaufort. n. c., was APP
proved yesterday by Representatives
OF New Jersey, New York and the
various waterway associations and
civic chambers in these states at a
meeting at the United States Engi-
neerin@ headquarters, 80 Whitehall
street, New York city. The pro-
posed New Jersey link will be 3s.7
miles long, extending across the
state, connecting the Raritan Bay
with the Delaware river. The term-
inals vii, be located at Morgan on
the Raritan bay and Bordentown on
the Delaware river.
Colonel j. c. Sanford. United
States Engineering Corps, presided
yesterday, assisted by +. b. Smell. as
sistant engineer of the I'd District.
w. II. Schoff. secretary of the Allan.
tic Deep Waterways Association, in
troduced the speakers. General
George w. Goethals spoke for the
New York and New Jersey Dock
Commission, and Congressman
Cleary. of Brooklyn. and Murray
Hubert, New York City Commission
er of Docks. spoke on the advantages
ct completing this most important
link in the intercoastal canal system.
President j. Spencer Smith of the
New Jersey Board of Commerce and
Navigation spoke for that organiza.
| tion.
Jean Dubois, of this city. president
OF the Rarltan Terminal and Water
way Association and also represents
ing the Chamber of Commerce of this
city. was one of the speakers. During
his plea for the canal, President
Dubois presented a resolution fav-
orlng the construction of the canal
recently passed by the Terminal and
Waterway Association. James F.
| MCGUIRE also of this city was pres
ent at the meeting.
South Amboy was represented by
city Engineer A. T. McMichaels and
the secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce. Representatives were
present from New Brunswick and
Staten Island.
The hearing was opened promptly
| at IL o'clocn with Col. G.. c. SAN
ford conducting the hearing. The
first speaker was Mr.. Shaw, secre-
tary of the International Waterways
| Congress, who strongly urged the
construction of the Waterways as
soon as possible. Hon. Murray
Hubert. dock Commissioner OF New
York, spoke in favor of Immediate
7 heoLstruction. He said that the city
/ of New York was in favor of any
project that was for the betterment
| of the country as a whole. He point.
ed out the necessity of a thirty-foot
sea level canal In order to take care
of the large amount of traffic that
would pass through this waterway.
I Congressman Cleary. member OF
the house of representative rivers
and harbors committee, spoke in
favor of immediate construction.
lie urged nothing less than a twen-
ty-flve foot channel
j. Spencer Smith, chairman OF
State Board of Commerce and Nav
| igation, spoke next and outlined the
position that New Jersey took in the
matter. He stated that at the pres
i ent time the state was pledged to
purchase land for a twelve-foot lock
canal but he personally and many
others in the state favored a sea
| level canal.
General Goethals who successful-
| ly engineered the construction OF
the Panama Canal urged the con-
| struction of this waterway at all
| possible speed. He urged a twenty
| five or thirty foot canal in order
that traffic headed for Philadelphia
could be taken care of without
| transfer. He urged its construction
| for the aid it would give in the ma
| tional defense. Col. Sanford asked
If he was in favor of "a twelve foot
channel if the thirty foot could not
be secured. The answer was that the
thirty foot was more feasible. The
| Col. then asked what he thought
concerning the cost of the different
| type. The answer was that cost is
no object when national deeciiao IS
| in question.
In opening his plea for the canal,
| President Dubois of the Raritan Ter
minal and Waterway Association said
that in representing the association,
he spoke for all the towns and cities
along the Raritan Bay and river who
are members of the association. He
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