Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-03
shipping purposes.

Mr.. Cresson was held in the Office
OF Morgan F. Larson. Those pres
ent were Peter Olsen, Isaac Alpern,
Morgan F.. Larson and Mr.. Cres-
son. The report ard the map OF
the piers was received by the COM
mittee and great appreciation was
expressed for the efforts put forth
by Mr.. Cresson in complying them.
Following the reading of the report
by Mr.. Cresson. the map of the pro-
posed project was spread on the desk
and a study lasting a half hour CT
more was made in which very little
detail was carefully gone over. After
the map had been thoroughly ex-
plaired Mr.. Cresson explained to the
committee the routine to be followed
in carrying out the preliminary work
on the project.
According to Mr.. Cresson the
plans as now arranged will come
within the one million dollars the
city fathers have already stated they
were willing to spend on a project of
this kind. In his report and on the
map Mr.. Cresson's plan calls for a
channel of twenty-five feet, which
he said would be able to float eighty
per cent. of the vessels that now
dock in New York City. The plan
lsalls for one pier at the present
1 line which can be followed by tw1
more as the need of them becomes
apparent.
During the discussion Mr.. Cres-
son showed photographs OF the new
municipal pier in the city of Cam
den, and stated that the plans as
submitted by him called for pier
similar to that one, although the
Perth Amboy pier would be slightly
larger. According to figures given
by Mr.. Cresson the Camden pier
cost in the neighborhood of 1895. 900
and this was built at a time when
prices were the highest.
Mr.. Cresson's report follows:
An inspection was made by the
writer WITH the committee of citi-
zens OF Perth Amboy to investigate
and consider the question of con-
structing a marine terminal at
Perth Amboy, on November II.
Since that time considerable has
been given to the property maps
supplied by Senator Larsen. to the
maps showing exterior lines and
grants and riparian conveyances
prepared by the New Jersey State
Board Of Commerce end Naviga-
tion TO the United States Coast ard
Geodetic Survey maps show ns
depth Of water and other maps
showing railroad locations with re-
spect to Perth Amboy and vicinity.
The writer is of the opinion which
lie expressed at The time of the in
spection. that the property is well
located for a marine terminal 1t
is below the bridges, 1t is adjacent
to the important railroads, it can be
connected with all of the railroads
entering into the district either di-
rect. or over the lines of existing
tracks and it is not remote from
the business activities Of Perth AM
Soy. The site is also directly on tie
route of commerce t@ayersinS the
.2aritan river and this commerce.
n view of the development of in
dustry in New Brunswick and ;ke
location Of industries along tno
Raritan river, Is likely to increase.
The terminal site is Immediately
across the Raritan river from South
Amboy and is within a short distance
of Cheesequake creek which is laid
down On maps prepared by the war
department as the location OF the
northerly end of the proposed New
Jersey Ship Canal extending from
the Raritan Bay and the mouth Of
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across the state TO Bordentown on
the Delaware river.
The principal difficulty about the
site is the extent of shoal water
and the remoteness of the channel
and considerable amount of dredg-
ing will have to be done in order to
make this property accessible for
shipping, but it is reasonable TO ex-
pect that if Perth Amboy undertakes
a large expenditure for a terminal.
that the government will do It's part
toward aiding in providing deep
water access TO ii.
The property in question has
length along the water front OF
about 100 feet. II has a varying
depth and it lies Immediately east
of the railroad bridge and adjacent
to the property of the railroad. The
location of this property and its ex-
tent may be seen by observing the
map which accompanies this re-
port.
A bulkhead line and a pierhead
line have been established in front of
the property. both lines being well
outshore of the existing high water
line and the distance between the
bulkhead line and the pierhead line
is but 250-feet.