Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16
iARBOR BOARD TO
INCREASE SIZE OF
FIRST TERMINAL UNIT
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duuiAlofdi sneu, slNinS lVu per cen
increase in cargo space. viii not ex.
coed 81 100000. it was stated
Charles III. Cant, secretary of the
Harbor Board, today stated that the
old bids would not be rejected ano
bidders win be asked to bid ON tota
amount of work contemplated under
the original specifications, plus a
wing "B'. temporary storage shed
similar to wing "A" as included in
the original specifications, and 1910
feet of berthing bulkhead, in place
OF $50 feet, called for under the orig
/ inal specifications.
| The board will reserve any decision
on the present bids now on its files
until the results OF the new bids have
been studied and decided upon. 1t
has until August 5 to either accept
or reject the bids now in hand. They
have been carefully studied and the
beard found that ii was In position
TO consider the enlargement of the
project without exceeding the money
provided for the first unit.
Advantageous Equipment.
The commissioners are still re-
serving sufficient funds to provide for
cranes. tractors and trailers and tier
ing machinery so that the develop
ment will be better able TO handle
cargo at lower cost than other sea-
ports along the Atlantic coast.
The chief attraction to vessel own
ers IN n port. Ut was pointed out. Is
the ability to make a quick turn
around. thereby cutting down the
cost of operation by eliminating idle
time of a ship. With key wall de-
velopment. which is superior from a
cargo handling standpoint. TO pier
development. and without the extern
sive use of cargo machinery and
equipment, Wilmington will he in a.
favorable position 10 facilitate
quick discharge and loading of cargo.
il is held.
Another point of advantage in the
Wilmington design is the large amount
of tailboard space provided for trucks
and the case with which trains can be
loaded with cargo discharged from
ships or unload cargo consigned for
overseas.
In the original design. upon which
bids were received July 6. and owing
To the lack Of funds, il was thought
advisable to eliminate q portion Of the
key wall in front Of the central portion
of the open storage yard Now It
seems possible 20 provide berthing
hulkhead similar 10 th- main buIkhead
at this point This will
allow the transporting Of goods along
the wharf front from one end Of the
development to the other With the
o. hD "a fr.s, 1,s. s.xr.z
may be loaded or unloaded for three
vessels Of one kind without excessive
cost
In the plans on which the board has
already received bids i was intended
that the main section of the buikhead. /
4 large transit shed adjoining the
oulkhead and running parallel with it, |
md one storage shed, making a letter |
~" should be constructed The pro-
posed new shed viii be identical in (
size with that on which bids have
been received. 500 by 100 feet
Maximum Efficiency.
The Board or Harbor Commissioners,
II planning for the Wilmington Ma 1
tine Trminal. made a thorough study |
1f terminals in various parts Of the |
country. The plan finally adopted for I
his city was one that was designed /
@ give the maximum of storage IA /
,ilitieS, thus overcoming a serious de-
ect found in most marine terminals.
| shortage Of storage space rsulting
n greatly reducing the efficiency OF !
he entire terminal
The board members. in reaching
heir decision felt that the storage ia
.ilities comprised the keynote OF the
.ntire harbor project. They afford a
'lace where goods and raw materials
an be quickly placed after being un-
oaded from ships without delaying
nc movement or the vessel If the Y
forage space is nor available the use
illness OF any terminal is reduced ac-
ordingly.
Through doubling the storage space
he initial unit OF the Wilmington pro-
ret the board puts the local terminal
] an advantageous position not sur
assed by any like terminal in the
ountry. The ultimate completion Of
he unit, with added storage sheds.
ill give the commercial interests OF
his city unrivaled shipping facilities.
The board felt that if was econumi-
ally sound at this time to take advan-
age Of practically 100000 cut in the
idding under the original estimated
ost of the project and devote this
lm 10 doubling the capacity and use
illness of the terminal
The additional unit. ii was stated 5
an be built without increasing the
verhead cost and viii not delay the .
ompletion of the project, which, il
estimated, will require from l2 TO :
| months.
The board spent several hours yes
.rday in making a thorough Nstudy
the bids and discussing the pro- ;
)sed extension. All three commis-
Oners, Willard A. Speakman, Presi- !
snt; Charles Warner and Joseph
ancroft were present, with John ;
Gigs of Philadelphia. consulting en-
neer, and h. r. Cresson Of New 5
ork
The next meeting of the Harbor $
is slated for next Tues
~ in the Public Building
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