822 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Ssss. II. Cris. 276,277. 1922. Whereas the dumping of this oil refuse is not only the bathing beaches situate on the territorial waters of the various countries, which during the summer attract hundreds of thousands of people to the seashore resorts, but the depreciation m value of millions of dollars of seashore property is most alarming; and _ _ Whereas this pollution takes place on the high seas as well as within territorial waters: Now, therefore, be it _ Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United u,,,°‘§"',,'$‘°,§,g,S°{,$j States of America in Oangress assembled, That the President is requested
- ¤¤*°P*"¤¤*~ to call a conference of maritime nations with a view to the adoption of
effective means for the prevention of pollution of navigable waters. Approved, July 1, 1922. [If.ui?fii£?s`1.] CHAP. 27 7.-J oint Resolution Granting consent of Congress and authority to the
Port of New York Authorityto execute the comprehensive plan approved lay the States
of New York and New Jersey by chapter 43, Laws of New York, 922, an chapter 9, Laws of New Jersey, 1922. ,,,5§'§,°;§{ N"' Y°"‘ Whereas pursuant to the eement or compact entered into by the States of New York andagew Jersey under date of April 30, 1921, ·""'·P·"* and consented to b the Congress of the United States by resolution signed by the President on the 23d day of August, 1921, the two States have agreed upon a comprehensive plan for the development of the port of New York; and Whereas the carry1 out and executing of the said plan will the better promote an facilitate commerce between the States and between the States and foreign nations and provide better and cheaper transportation of property and aid m providing better postsil, military, and other services of value to the Nation: Thereore e it Resolved by the Senate and House 0 Re esentatives 0 the United ¤1ii°J$?:i¤.°°t mm States of America in Congress assembled, Tlliiit, sub'ect ahvays to the ,,°,$,“,$,‘§f,§u§f,,,°fF,§,g'?,i approval of the officers and agents of the United States as required ¤¤¤¤f¤¢- b Acts of Congress touching the jurisdiction and control of the Uynited States over the matters, or any art thereof, covered by this resolution, the consent of Congress islhereby given to the suplemental agreement between the States of New York and New gersey evidenced by chapter 43, Laws of New York, 1922, and Tm °'°“‘°°m°“°· chapter 9, Laws of New Jersey, 1922, covering the comprehensive plan for the development of the port of New York embraced in said Prmdples gmming statutes in form fol owing, that is to say: development. “SECTION 1. Principles to govern the development: "First. That terminal operations within the port district, so far as economically practicable, should be unified. “Second. That there should be consolidation of shipments at prpger classification points so as to eliminate duplication of effort, in cient loading of eqlpipment, and realize reduction in ex enses. "Third. That there s ould be the most direct routing of all commodities so as to avoid centers of congestion, conflicting currents, and long truck hauls. "Ilourth. That terminal stations established under the comprehensive plan should be union stations, so far as practicable. " Fifth. That the process of coordinating facilities should, so far as practicable, adopt casting facilities as integral parts of the new system, so as to avoid needless destruction of existing capital investment and reduce so far as may be possible the reqluirements for new capital;
endeavor should be made to obtain the consent of local municipahties withm the port district for the coordination of their resent
and contemplated port and terminal facilities with the wholg plan.
