Marine Terminal Foundation Solid

MARINE TERMINAL FOUNDATION SOLID Daley Reports Tests Show River Bed Firm for Piling Supports Camden's new $2,000,000 marine terminal will rest on the strongest possible foundation, according to a preliminary report made today by Thomas J. Daley, city engineer, on the results of driving test piles for the project about 1,000 feet south of Clinton street. Driving of the test piles was started by the city early last week. The work is the initial step in obtaining data required by the South Jersey Port Commission in preparing specifications for the new marine terminal. The terminal terminal will be built by the city near the old municipal pier, between Clinton and Spruce streets. "Our tests show," Daley said today, "that the condition of the ground at the proposed site is such as to prohibit the driving of the piles to the desired depth of 45 feet below low water. In order to reach that depth, jetting of the piles was resorted to as a means of penetrating to within a few feet of the desired depth. With this accomplished, driving again will be undertaken to determine the bearing power of the piles at the point we seek." Jettying of the piles, Daley explained, is done by means of a pipe which is placed alongside a 60-foot pole. Water is sent through the pipe from a hose attachment to a point directly to the undersides of the piles. This, Daley explained, loosens the hard earth and enables the engineers to continue with the pile-driving. Daley said the earth reached by four of the six piles has been so solid that each of the four will have to be jetted. This, he said, indicates that the site will afford the best possible foundation for the terminal.