New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-09
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS

HARBOR ENCROACHNENTS
EFFORT or TIE SENATE COMMITTEE on COMMERCE AID
NAVIGATION UPoN rNCRokCHMENTs N NEN YORK
H,RBOR
In the senate, on Tuesday Mr. BRooEs, from the Com
uiee on Commerce and Navigation submitted the following
REPORT:'
The Committee on Commerce and Navigation Of the
SENATE HAVING been directed by r,oSoo doe,e 10 sn ant
Yols Brooklyn sne Nsmbugh and exam s as
ns 5re on benz s ' b % Ss port he result Sf
examination TO the senate and Assembly nn'ds on rer
the CapifO ask submit the following report
The mee met in the City Of New-lork on Monday the
ofJs1usy and proceeded company with soEemen
ing the General Government and WITH hose W we're boih ON
9sE tpd Gnocsy eosneeled WIN the % W 9. sss
BfooI ~ wilams5grsh snd Ne~YOlk shore "a. tie
make heiI water IS complete a. possible from hssy
viere extended ps where privileges were
clam ed Of going still further to the river under what REGARDED
end freely express The Interest dSn3s
The Chamber OF Commerce commercial nsiu'on Of The city OF
created by the voluntary association Of the leading er-
and r. - tiue the present identified With the commercial
nie',' Of the Guy was arsc repre-, n,s aud ,py me-
Commerce both Houses have agreed rrt There was also
Snt he OF the CITY 10 thu preservation Of the
ms in tie and STATE Govern
nts ao present and the Uniform testimony OF person
o. .,l ,ie. OF Newyors ami he conmrcI,
81 C, ~, 49, Of tboss
irnovtors sud thoso Of ,our Commit who repre-
NevYeit ND those Who more Immediately rrpreseu CITY
m eoucs should have suffered these Interests to have been
Or The sl., Jsnrary your Committee ,crt.i Invitation al
voted the d to eStuFon on the E aud oh XII e AM 'Gn
v't' ,0.sssns ne ,s cs .y ss S,, CO..
crscn a. he real and legged grievances OF 81 aose VINO " 10
s'.e cy ofr2o1i,2 survey. p,ia,ei s, We:
ben in ihc establishment Of permanent bukhesd as
East River front ofthe Cy Of BOoSr e. authorized b!
ories Brooklyn unaffected Split OF encr9aohen p'n
"a is Is vel Tor .r tbe
sood 1t the udsueht however Of hS. senie or Of
ander the ef 1886 air referred 70 and tho
tS,s Nav g isl %oad not madray pjare n, commer.
he Tert Of Ne~SoI and thst .dai'oa oe on hs Dtos.J
snd more than an act OF justice TO the people ~
points became necessary to have the OPTIONS snd te,t
on o. peE'eIs e'sn. Ioaa ,hf - ns'ea sas
eordfy iort sors Of he COMMITTEE o. The ssnA 5t Af.a
were b. d in the City ofewY OF Ian
mel sppesed 10th cities Some q ih oe.i citizens Of the
NewYOk Grs period OF yearly sixty incentive y'as '9len
e 70 improve nj1e during mO Of and cnncdol
with the trad. and sowth City Among o- connected sih
DIst,seIt Ie1t Csc MAJOR fraser Of ID. i En1iSssr
co an intrsed By Government with be ,pTro2
on By SoniT' tor e P 81 re Ren 5o
corrected 10 various capacities "lti the ee, q Sew
- ic,' M I'D eli s.vs thslr t
ersbe The Joint Committee to arrive At Just conc scion upon s
Ii genera testimony Of al that there should BE- Epposng
tie 81 o. Nsy est 10 s 90 % nn,ono
ePort qpon the necessity Of 70 es,.e.a a. exterior
me s1 of tie senator and Member Of Assembly from Brooin
that the sDG rights conferred under the act Of
Nsy lssf would be iDterfered with.
peo. it o1y MADE before he coass Teb II void
tfs more sppTOIss Tor zoe "a5a y q Proposed
fore the Committee but al OF il went to hos the necs.s Of tse
the L.s.fur. proper exterior w,erns for the
e. Of he IN rss.d 20 the extension Of tue piers aa
th eon examine add report whether such extensions
I'D sill no, De dansersts the great commercial nteersothe
Brociyu tns POSSESSION Of their pier prvrss ofths
Lsr the accommodation Of ships Their. THAI
' .sous he eg and ,ppissd brooy9 sifssey sisy Of
uh tId Buhwiek Authorized ty the lat LeEklature I
ple,d Cn6srstsnd will BE- the lat Of January next
o,s & Of be y Of srsoEa No Ps2 Of S h un tsi
pee, sI y. & 70 'G ii9 Be- sp sa '"o s.s.t
The Interests Of toi. SvYors sai Brookiyn ere
S 4 sd, 70 's.T Pore 70 1s oas Guy are resi-
ron ye. has sten been the Of
iis,n q each &c zee Item ncotposed unesr one fora Of Govern.
fBrooky feel been ss3 hsthey fhs
eesy tO.e owning sna aav NJ pier gss Of
Upn the Of .. gpoa the A.sor Of
eufoI Is evidence before that these have been soiss
o TO ard at have received the aacSa Of
BE- Lt gstge Of the State ard Of other
lch believed be very Injurious coainer,
New York Coon!a leEsson connected with Ha5,r Of
sstss fer back 1871 when pissed rrl.t
The tIdirs street, anes vharTes docks o. N..
ard that tine your Committee have seen rr.rS NJ
ly acts rased b. The legislature sod relating H.rb,r n
eWfoT1 sone while the s tTer.y years than reuy
have teen posed fox tsne. Of the Cit OF Eat,
e iIsh and all iTsniirs ese dosks pIer
ntfVes eslkhetds asd basins IN tie Barb0F Of
In ADDITION 20 these fifty acts forty which dated since
20 he NOT Persnt OF which blGr much later dals ~. %
We and otee have made Of lsnd water
ne nseI q hew lori a. beyed il violation Of the C.r.
= o. te- fers aHd Certainly detrimental 10 he unbc
& The Pow enboi cd IA the Clsrter of NNSYo,t -
~ ara q" ~sier max claimed By Yo.k AID slss bv
% rs TIE subject has before your al
stLeAed 70 M report The citizens Brooklyn aleea e
N view Of what they Gllese 70 purchase OF
70 q ne City Of SexYcrk which
y &C pay valuable coradsrsiiOns IN money posing how.
L eN4of 70 have rade surrender Of certain gh 20 BROOK
4 no. 70 0e 'uppoed. In regard COMMERCIAL privileges rhs
CO.. have tes parted with received 90 be
me san tlcn Of yiola,ion OF the Gene
sc. NAleh he state "a the guardian Of all
ia uPesniene and protect The grants from Land or