Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
WORK TOGETHER
FOR WATERWAY
Raritan Terminal and Water
way Association Meets Here
Adopt a Constitution.

The adoption Of constitution was
the principal business transacted last
night at the meeting of the Rarltan
Terminal and Waterways Association
in the Elk's Lodge here. Among
those present at the meeting were
c. X. Connors, who designed and built
Camp Raritan; d. G. Chase, of South
Amboy; Mayor John j. Morrison, OF
New Brunswick; Mayor Quaid, of
Sayreville, William S. Dey, director
of the Board of Freeholders; Charles
A. Bloomfield, E. l.. Blood, Mayor F.
H. Gordon, of South Amboy; l. T..
Madsen, president of the Perth Amboy
Chamber of Commerce and Albert
Leon, all of whom spoke in the interest
of the deepening of the Raritan river,
the building Of the canal from Morgan
to Bonhamtown and waterways In
provements generally in this, the
southern part of the metropolitan dis
trlct.
According to the constitution, which
was taken up and adopted section by
section all votes being unanimous. the
purpose of the association shall be
to promote better railroad and termi-
nal facilities on, and to secure deeper
channels in, the Raritan bay and It's
tributaries, including the Raritan
river to New Brunswick. known as the
trict) and to aid in securing the New
Jersey intra- coastal ship canal be-
tween Morgan and Bordentown.
The meeting was opened by the tenn
porary President Jean Dubois, after
which first consideration was given
the adoption of the constitution. The
secretary then made his report during
which he read several communications
from those who found it impossible to
be prcTent at the meeting.
The secretary then told of a trip
to Washington, D. c., which had been
made by Mayor John ]. Morrison. of
New Brunswick, and himself at which
time they had succeeded in having
the rivers and harbors committee eli
inmate from the bill the clause which
said that only forty per cent. of the
appropriation could be used for sur
veying purposes, so that now the whole
amount can be used to make surveys
If 1t ds so desired. He also reported
promised to do all they could to fur
ther the interest of the cities along
the river.
Mayor Morrison of New Brunswick
maintained that If the river was deep
ened to the depth of thirty feet there
would be little danger of his city pass
ing through another flood such as
had been experienced there during the
raise OF the river and which did what
Is estimated as one million dollars
worth Of damage.
William s. Dey, of the Board of
Freeholders, pledged the support of
that body to the association and also
the support of the South Amboy Cham
ber of Commerce.
Charles A. Bloomfield, told of his
remembrance Of New Yarls as a boy
and how the great shipping terminal
there was built. The association must
impress the people at Washington with
what they want and If they do this
the association can get what 1t goes
after was the opinion of Mr.. Bloom
field. He maintained that in time
there will be big city between Perth
Amboy and New Brunswick If the
waterways are developed.
/. II. Madsen president of the Cham
Der of Commerce, Albert Leon and
other speakers maintained that the
only way to obtain the desired results
was for the association to keep the
waterway question before the public
at all times and all work for the
deepening of the channels in the river
and bay and the digging Of the canal.
The secretary also reported that the
government engineer in charge of this
district reported favorably for the
deepening of the channel in Raritan
bay. Staten Island sound and up the
Raritan river to a point past the
bridge.
Major c. X. Connors zone of the
speakers Of the meeting. said that he
was deeply interested in the water
ways project for this district and told
how New York was lacking In new
up to date machinery for the loading
and unloading of ships and how this
had sent ships to other American
ports where this new machinery could
be obtained. He advised the associa-
ton to take out memberships in var
fous organizations which keep one in
close touch with the new machinery
and materials as they come out.
The other speakers all told of the
vast amount of business which could
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