Opis: River and Harbor Appropriation Bill, 1922 - Congress United States

Excerpt from River and Harbor Appropriation Bill, 1922: Hearing Before Subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations

Gen. Taylor, Yes; but the conditions are quite different. It would be more as if this rock were 5 miles out in the lake in the direct path of the vessels heading for Buffalo Harbor. It would then be a very serious menace in times of fog and storm. These rocks ordinarily are not a serious difficulty at all. It is only in case of fog, of which there is a great deal prevailing on the Maine coast during the summer months particularly, practically a continuous fog.

Mr. Dempsey. Have they not lights

Gen. Taylor. The rocks are undoubtedly buoyed.

Mr. Dempsey. And the buoy would give a light

Gen. Taylor. The buoy would probably be lifted; yes, sir.

Mr. Dempsey. So it is simply a question of whether a light could be seen under fog conditions

Gen. Taylor. It is a question of removing an obstruction which may cause a wreck.

Mr. Davis. Regardless of the light

Gen. Taylor. Yes, sir.

Mr. Davis. A storm might drive a vessel on it

Gen. Taylor. Yes, sir.

Mr. Dempsey. Has there ever been a wreck caused by these rocks

Gen. Taylor. The report does not state, Mr. Chairman, whether there have actually been any wrecks or not on the rocks.

Mr. Dempsey. You have no record

Gen. Taylor. I have no record; not here.

Mr. Dempsey. Just to refer to our illustration of Buffalo again, as a matter of fact in coming into that very narrow entrance at Buffalo, you have to make a sharp turn, do you not

Gen. Taylor. Yes, sir.

Mr. Dempsey. You are at the foot of the lake, coming into a river, and in making the turn, which may have to be made during a fog or during a storm you have 200 feet as against 600 or 1,000 feet

Gen. Taylor. Yes, sir. Undoubtedly the entrance to Buffalo Harbor in times of storm is not easy.

Mr. Dempsey. No; it is very difficult.

Newburyport Harbor, Mass.

Mr. Dempsey. The next item is Newbury port Harbor, Mass., page 101. That is entirely for maintenance. That harbor has a tonnage of 42,000 tons, of the value of approximately one-half million dollars, and the commerce seems to be growing considerably, does it not

Gen. Taylor. The commerce previous to 1917 was larger than it has been in the last two or three years; in 1917 it was 43,000 tons, and in 1918 it was 23,000 tons, and in 1919 it was 42,000 tons.

Mr. Dempsey. It seemed to reach a low ebb in 1918

Gen. Taylor. Yes, sir; it is principally coal, which is taken up there and distributed through southern New England.

Mr. Dempsey. That $2,000, then, I suppose is necessary

Gen. Taylor. Yes, sir; I think it is.

Boston Harbor, Mass.

Mr. Dempsey. Your next item is Boston Harbor, Mass., page 109. That is one of the great harbors of the country

Gen. Taylor. Yes, sir.

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Szczegóły: River and Harbor Appropriation Bill, 1922 - Congress United States

Nazwa: River and Harbor Appropriation Bill, 1922 Hearing Before Subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Congress United States
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781332514793
Języki: angielski
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Recenzje: River and Harbor Appropriation Bill, 1922 - Congress United States