Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-22
MEN EXPECT FAVORABLE
REPORT FOR DEEPENING
OF CHANNEL IN RAR|TAN
lean Dubois Is Again Presi-
dent of Raritan Terminal
and Waterways Assn.
REPORT BY SECRETARY
While River and Harbors Bill
Is In Doubt, Men Want to
Be In Position to Fight.

Jean Du Bots of this city was last
night reelected president of the
Raritan Terminal and Waterways
Association at a meeting of the d.
rectors and officers held in the city
hall, this city. Mr.. Du Bots, who Is
plant manager of the Roessler &
Hasslacher Chemical Company, for
many years had been one of the
leading advocates for deeper water
ways and has attended as a delegate
many of the deeper waterways con-
ventions throughout the United
States. Other officers were also re-
slected.
Considerable discussion took
place as to the report made by Col
ouel J.. c. Sanford to the rivers and
harbors committee for the deepen
ing of Raritan river, which will
likely be favorable to the project.
The association desires that a
fifteen foot channel be dredged in
the river. The project may narrow
down to a fifteen foot channel from
Raritan Bay up the river as far as
Sayreville. and from Sayreville to
New Brunswick a channel of ten
feet. This would NEAR that ship
ping from New Brunswick and
other points on the river would be
greatly stimulated.
There is some doubt as to weth-
er or not a river and harbors bill
will be submitted to congress dur
ing the next session, but IL such is
submitted. the association is plan
ming to bring weight enough in
Washinton to include an appro-
priation in the bill for the dredging
Of the river.
The vice presidents of the asso-
citation are: w. Parker Runyon,
president of the Perth Amboy Dry
Dock Company; Lewis Nixon, for
merly Public Service commissioner
Of New York; William C. Wilson,
mayor OF Perth Amboy; Thomas j..
Scully, mayor of South Amboy;
George L. Burton. mayor of South
River: John j. Quad, mayor of
Sayreville; John j. Morrison, mayor
Of New Brunswick; Washington
Wilson, mayor of Metuchen; Chris
ton Kuhlthau, mayor Of Milltown;
f. Frank Mason, mayor of Key
port: r. w. Johnson, mayor of
Highland Park: Thomas Brown,
Frank Dorsey. of Perth Amboy: E.
e. Connolly. Michelin Tire Com
pany, Midtown; and Albert Leon,
Perth Amboy.
The Board of Directors is COM
posed of /. Alpern, Perth Amboy; d.
c. Chase. South Amboy: N. W. Clay.
ton, South River; Prof. r. G.
Wright, New Brunswick; A. o.
CUNT, Metuchen; G. ]. Craigen,
Monmouth Manufacturers Associa-
ton. Keyport; E. H. Happen, Piscat-
away Improvement Association; j..
H.. Junker, Midtown. The directors
at-large are Charles A. Mccormick,
e. l.. Blood, Robert Carson and
James Mcclure of Perth Amboy:A A.
G. Clark, P. c. Oleson, of Perth Am
boy; William s.. Dey, South Amboy;
George l.. Burton, of South River
and J. H. Fritzinger, of Keyport.
The legislative committee fol-
lows: William Dey, South Amboy,
chairman; Judge C. c. Hommann,
Perth Amboy; Robert Carson, New
Brunswick.
The secretary of the association
for the coming year will again be
Atkinson, of New Brunswick. o. c..
Baker. secretary of the Perth Am
boy Chamber of Commerce, will be
assistant secretary and treasurer.
The following were made honor
airy members:
Assemblyman C. Raymond Lyons,
New Brunswick: Assemblyman AL
bert w. Appleby, Old Bridge; +. w.
De Voc, New Brunswick: j. Spen-
Ger Smith, Tenafly: James N. Stout,
lis Broadway. New York; Col. w.
g. Langfitt, Corps Engineers, WASH
ington, ID. c.; Congressman-elect T.
Frank Appleby. Asbury Park: Col.
]. N. Sanford, New York: E. b.
Smell, New York: II. d. Mayhem,
New York: Assemblyman E. ]. Pet
erson, Perth Amboy.
The report of Secretary Atkinson
follows:
The year 1s2o-the first of the
Raritan Terminal and Waterways
Association-was one of achieve
ment. The organization of the as
ISOLATION was effected early in the
year. and the work was inaugurated
under favorable auspices with prac-
tically all of the active deeper water
way advocates OF the district inter-
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