Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-12
HARBOR PRAISED
BY PORT EXPERT
Beautiful Property, He Says,
Looking Over Water Front
at Madison Avenue
COMMITTEE WITH HIM
Report Will be Submitted at
Later Time to the Board
of Aldermen
Beautiful property" was the ex.

Beautiful property" was the ex-
clsmation made by B. Z. Cresson.
Jr., as he looked over the water
front of this city from the foot
of Madison avenue today. Mr..
Cresson is the chief engineer of
the Port of New York Authority,
chief engineer of the New Jersey
Riparian Commission and consult
ing engineer of the Wilmington
Port Development project, and
came to this atty today to investi-
gate the water front development
possibilities in company with the
committee appointed for this pur-
pose by the Board of Aldermen.
In having Mr.. Cresson go over
the project, the committee is car
rying out its plans to have the best
authority aid them in arriving at
the report, which they will submit
TO the Board of Aldermen, in con-
nection with the resolution passed
by the board as to the develop
ment Of the port, location of piers
and terminals and the leasing of
these to make them self sustaining.
The members of the committee who
accompanied Mr.. Cresson on his
"trip about the water front were:
Isaac Alpern and Morgan F. Lar
son.
Mr.. Cresson arrived at the Central
station on the 1901 Pennsylvania
train and was met by the committee g
which roceeded in automobiles to
the foot of Madison avenue where
the inspection of the waterfront be-
gan. Mr.. Cresson was greatly i'm
pressed with the property owned by
the city and the possibilities that it
presented for port development. At
this point the committee and Mr..
Cresson discussed the pier head line
and bulkhead line as well as the
general layout of the land in con-
nection with the railroad. : After
looking over the river and the city
owned property on its banks in this
section, Mr.. Cresson remarked, This
is what l hoped you had"
From Madison avenue, the party
walked along the water front to
High street. At various points along
the shore, Mr.. Cresson stopped and
asked questions about the Riparian
rights and discussed other matters
in connection with the purchase OF
the land and the conditions of the
river bottom and channel.
. Following the inspection of the
water front, the party went to the
office of City Engineer Morgan +.
Larson, who gave them the map of
the water front to inspect. Some
discussion took place over the plans
in relation to the depth of water in
the river and other conditions of the
bulk head, pier lines and high water
mark. Following an inspection OF
the plans. Mr.. Cresson requested that
he be given a set TO take back to
New York with him to study and
the city engineer furnished Mr.. Cres-
son with the desired blue prints.
After going over the maps the
committee and Mr.. Cresson held a
conference. at which time the COM
mittee explained the local situa-
lion to him and asked his advice.
Mr.. Cresson informed them that
hey have a beautiful piece of prop
srty for their purpose, and advised
l publicity campaign be carried on
to inform the people what such a
project will mean to the city, and
all this section of the country. He
declared it an interesting problem.
and said that he would talk over
with Col. Sanford, the district en-
gineer in charge of this district, the
matter of extending the pier head
i line.
Mr.. Cresson spoke of the need of
having suitable warehouses and said:
II think the property which the
city has acquired is well situated for
a municipal terminal development.
There appears to be ample water
front for an initial development at
least. and its situation Immediately
along side the railroad should make
possible a development that would
be highly economic in its opera
tons"
Hr. Creason said that he would
have a sketch ready for the COM
mittee within a period of three
weeks.