New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-07
TIE HARBoR EHCRoAGHMEYTs

The Committee of tie Board OF Councillors "a ssrs j.
A. K.pn.dy, ". Hodskinsou and Henry smith, wao ~
atd at Albany tie r,seut sessions OF ire Senate C'u
Mite IN Commerce and Navigation, 10 look nier the cor
,o-n rights Of this CITY concerning EGcroachmeDss on the
sbor made her report last ght 10 he Board OF Coun
eior, they ate that they found at Albany Comm Tee
r,m the Chamber Of Commorce also looking aftof the in
,sls OF the Harbor Both Committees laid the facts in
III case before the Legislative Committee and the insrve"
,tri,d in the two Houses sending their Tespsctv, Commit
taos OIL Commerce examine prson The nature OF con
t.uplsed ncrcsclmens The CouncilDen attended al the
sessions Of these Commute that held in the City and
furnished hem with facilities and Information The Ch'm
bu OF Commerce de,ircs commission OF unn.eresed c-
Iers to establish line for bulk heads ana piers
on each side Of the Fast River This ,hs Councilman did
rot sIrrove declaring that The Common Council should
d,.eruiiI the course sSsry upon the sutJec.
Heretofore the Common Councl have paid more atten
ton 10 the speculative necessity Of making land than 10 the
real Of preserving water ard tenee we md one OF our
rotle rivers tie bosom Of which heretofore the mayor
port OF extensive foreign commerce has rsted
rar Oily dwindine to cansl These oncroschments
ere lot all recent they of long continuance, and apPi
ruily perennial Whenever private cupidsy could SUI
fci uty il fuence the corporate authorise piers we're
run fuiier into the diminishing stream under the pretense
Of Accommodating commerce tha bukhe ads aud building
lots might follow in their In this manner Me bed OF
tie river has been gradually eucroahed upon from point
nearly quite up Pearl ct in its entire length from the
Battery to lis intersection with Chcryst and this letter
SIRE in its whole extent 10 Ccrears Hook The manner
Of constructing public works ard performing public du
tee las been less efficient 10 this evil work The IN
,Get drtcgiuc or 10 dredging az all il alluded to
The cruk Of the filling Of slips ana the building out oil
tulkhC ads The argument once was that cost lgss 70
t RI slip than clC il out and so valuable building
lets made and ers pushed into the sean Tor
the bei fl of commerce
The Committee say, at the presen' time that the rrd
fod from slips is not carried tar enough away and tends
to sen tie depth of the water and ges oacS ogaln mo
the sliys they recommn nd stringent ordinances to com
ri ffcient dredging Among the causes OF thls nlng
up thy mention the empying of the ashpdns of steam
bcats nd the dschareing Of sewers at the 6uheads and
r,oonmerd the extension OF sewers TO the ends OF tae
rers Tioy then take UP the particular encroachment
now in rogress the ret authorizing Henry Patcin and
oilers 10 constr piers in front OF their lands in tho City
Of tBroohlyn, and also The ect gppo,TRss p Gonn
the Broohhn side. This act was passed several years
ago but 10 legislative Gc0n was taken relating to pier
heads until during the last session, when Prlvae enter
nj eyiumed the old act aud procured the pas, igc OF
another TO fix permanent line of piers for The CITY OF
Brooklyn. Under the new act the work has arssiy CON
me need srd pier began which Is 10 extend 80 feet
beNord the line OF bukhesds this IS tae overt act
Of which the Chamber of Commerce aud the common
CouIeii c'mrlain. The COMMITTEE also refer 10 me
nrCh talked IF grants of land under water ne the
Navy Yard by tie Comnii sioners OF the Land Once,
Tie COMMITTEE say that had the Legislature filled 20
protect the rights of tic Gay wh.n passing these
en- ioaclntnts The ample jurisdiction given by the
Charters Def re the Revolution and confirmed since had
Lot Teen surrendered in any particular The limits remain
precisely here they when the line was they
were dawn with such distinctness that It is impossible for
hm TO be msundeIstood proof of this they quote the
bou Diary in the Monty Charter OF 1880 which says
that New York 20 ior cater max on Long ianl
Its tluter they tirmoverrides the o.
ord permits building extension OF piers without the
otu ut Of the people " this City, OF toe Mayor, Alder
men and Con monalty. And further, this line was al
Gluod By the Legislature in 1913 whcreupon the Com
ntte .ate that tie Jurisdiction Of the City OF Ne oS
e1t,Ids the low mark on tho Long leland shore
"es il existed in The year $780, let that line run where
"nuy 1T the resent day They regreto be brought into
collision With reaIet negLbor yet the love OF self
Ie.erv aton males it necessary that vigorous effort
sbosld be made TO pGyigable waters from de
,trucOn ard GourshiDg City from the fac OF the
most PROSPEROUS ,eaports of antiquity
The following resolutions appended to the report
That The Counsel Of the Corpors0n be aud hc hereby
dir report Ills Boed carly practicable what ms as
os OF the CT Of brookya aud all Others persona from
uk cribs driving piles 10 portion otths
Viho the lin
hss COuLcil hHs sssCnted % the
Reso ouusel Of tee CoTprston, like manner DO
what any, be used TO dPossss
under color ofas hfrwke have ereeuod
the OF wharf pier tst has been
erected within The Jurisdiction OF the Ciy OF New fors
without tie coIteBt Of be Common CouLed