The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-02
Encroachments ON the Harbor.

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| APPOINTED BY THE STATE LE0IsLArURB.
The committee met yosts rdAy morning at 10 o'slock
and proceeded with thsir examination Of the condition
the hAIbor Of New Yerk-Senaor Brooks In the chair
Capt. NABB being called upon BY the committee
gave brief vie@ of tidal operations. BE quoted from
seyeraI laws Of New York In relation ts their eect sod
bearing upon wstsr ooursss-rsfersd 10 WORK known
LAWS OF Nature - and the duty which dsvoived rsis
tive bodies to shape thsir laws in acoordaucs With the
sAme. He referred 10 the pert OF this sty and hoped
that every good ctzn would oppose any s,crorehmeat
Col maxwell believed that by enlsrgis5 Shorss ard
narrowing rivers ,idss mpesed in places AMI
accelerated In osben he could rs,ollect whsn the
present cite OF Pearl street line OF bstsa whsn
people conld land there from slips, and did l1ui
without any docks whatever. Ttns has bee, nl.o
In oaohmsnt on Brooklyn sias. WudSus
burg TOO, has been extesded aud tbs eq Of
thp - bat the quantity Q. N.sl IN "a, o1annei aad ss
tSiss 10 the nfs strest below the Custom House bfs
tnia overflow never tIAes JA6s Go@ TIE sagsF, noa
ever fIoia lie mnleastd yres-nra NUT 5urst On
whGre sad Il ~ BatteTmis cnsrnsl III. c,uil
Der tins when Ehis ohAnreI could alDost o.
crored bot l. the ciden time tbs Battery no
large ~ IL IL An srpd u,ed TO b there some
waere the line ~bers Front street stands for
foohshly built upon IL, and mud aud sard began
enc. o collect bridge va, theo bait fro tho tssa3
to tire main lard which rearlt. the hpg ap OF tn,
chsnn,l there g,ther TBsre can b. dsu tn
pein collect 20 sad sIcd. but buiAhead
in Live pool IDnirg ptrsllsi With the shgre uoui
have opposite es ct Hs consi 'ei o. that there
fe s.o. ~" 49, " 80 10y .fu sN'' oM,hs
sssy sl The ground + the eHcroEcbmen.s al ny the
Brooklyn Gnd Ns~ York shore ooatinne thu vAs wi 20
M, t , ,he pres Sha aa i.o eesesI
be that that the COCKS vih Gay bo LETT dry.
" ~ ~ 81 "us n, tlst i, 'e ssU = oSins rsouaea evsry
progetty there He considered that TIE diif ,nc.
~ taset ~ = ~ ua 80 80, a. ,io. ~ % ~ y"s.s Nes upSsfo9 OF
sso e't ne ooua rseoiieet wAea ir ats was oougat
- - 80, g. ,,5.a 80 80 - 800, ~" shey o-V'
spt ~ "As W , 20 - 80 ~ !, % ~ s-ess Sfe 4a'Nkoie,
tnsy pII Dor N S,l. w'.a maeh alhoei,y' y
~ sAA, -. " nlSn'ioaFsNt you'd
e sn .s y. sao o..anL.tse W team 'o.ss,
ION .aaas ~, s , o ~, o~ "'e s.~ee ous ~ .ney
pAhneI W 50 W ,i 40" stoAu oVata aoop
Mg tnh p'Acls woulu ." oi niaips imqofsAncsi bat
wen .pere Wero hul ~ o@4is " oo serious eva
haa H. sa, .ns uss m 80, as S.eos @ sosrsnsI >u
~ - = a', .r 80 ~ 80 So =. =. naN SUI
f&no, 80 sn as - ~ s'iops su 70 osfry y on
, On S' 80 ~ eao s oou uone, tnxs snr
Tosms ei - 70 ss.oos oi ths weter
nuio was rnea 2i Nnoh oouiu NOT oe ugaied
-sJ .iJ ", oe - %ss % 4ss seebeis y. VI SAL
Easily ont OF i pss ., fms' cut T&s This ths css,
W.. US ny 81 = 49, sIi2 opeI ou. % tn5
bosl Lnoio oAn pe y aus ,nst 1lS Increase OF fhc
Sasasns ana - 49, q me are the ssuss
:. WAS sAio nst 1s6b'ua et the people OF NeT iok sn
vIea upon TINS qoshon rlta iesiHes OF hostility to
s.. aas psops nfoeSyo oaca Is not the cAss
% 's's ~ nv I~t'rr y 70 pttssiss iot'os
ene asIo.r ot sew YORK. 70. sssrs inavidGas
s"s 80, snI Af ne on aaa, 3 isno iu sper Ano
,iar sars sraa TO ,ua S.rry a. feo, es,ss
a hcss p,.sss ed 20 work sunk
- .s,r, ~ n ~ -; W ,e M Tor tns pa, eose
" ~ ns .na % ssie 's.sn 20 prevent ~
-, sss issee anu ueo 1hs mAttnr staud"
,a IS ~ ~ S'vpy - S.s ,np. t a Nhss ue = ~
spn sS tn M 81 ~. sa .s .ns 70 shoS .na,
~, -, ~ ~ ~ 49, ~ n,,,s, W.. sos
Nc Ny -. -; -. ~, ~, " ,y s.y ,aa' ens peopT ~
~ ~, aI,n A. :. ny sn,sSas ,,n. s epp's s
- -. -. -. - .sss - | a. ~ .s, ,ae nv. - Aooo
~ a. 80 I,i, 90 - ps's nsiaon - !" uiq,
s, rns 81 ~ - @ - s nn - isu,u " ~ y
ard 1889 ther. ,r. pso.s,ons. that the risats of
noiat 10 h, sor,, .a !, M ~ ls'-- na,.u'a
80 :, a ,,s .ts9nsl =, ~, :. ~ 80
s.,n,iv 10 n ! Ynt a. Nsvyors ,a, I, 90 :, \.
~ s,,'s -, - .sso,. 80 - '.ss .,. - y,
"a ~ -, ,ssa - 49,. o.n,N r ~, " ~ ~. aA
nj. q, Br.oekp - ~ i.r ~ ths , ~ ~ ~. arI, p,S
h. sl.s 10 ~. rhs d,v ussn a,c wv o,s hs sn.,,
| ,rs a re.iaar c.s a.a Nex y,r. 80 -..anonsa
this reason o. civ spopIa b. a. urss "a m
otbar IN ,hr n N. c,,op ~ a.. ,.rncr u s.Iiy,s,t
curss 10 Nev Yo,k thst 81 eyef na,Isi nv hr ,bts
the cup,dily Of indjydoaIs woud MOI thar :, nsr.id
done ,hese MS wou,s not NV. se-o NJ,
The fu re cunmerc,a r.ru.ts os ta,s Il assa,.
bs or what i'm o.. insn IL IL that "a. ba h.a
be preserve intact II ts..s 1.s a,h 1. ~ ~ -,
OF the com nittes So 10 tie ssts of the s,c.n.-n
euts don bt should be sveu In sayor ~ onr ean
msrcisi ., ,ospects He hopsd ts.s ths r,,d
not be by suppo I'd bardships na,c I'd an nj,
vate individuals when public interests vers at s.k,
Mr.. COLI fsrr, boat pilot, being c.isi oy Mr.. gadns
fed substantially as folio bslisysd tn,s matt ,er
the course nor tbs strength OF the tides in TIRE
fsrry boat from the Foon ferrv 70 Broos ia var.
difficult: Ia hsA been no, from isa6 m 1880 ana Il
kr lef of ha
had be- no Difference durpr the ast twenty vs,rs in
the depth Of But,erm Ii chsnne the eject Of extending
piers aor this doch now bet seeu Red Hoos
Point and Fulton ferry Won mot iniu the hsrbr n
they did no, 20 ont too far building ths., on the Ns
York shore would rot iniure the dss. IN. .st
point Of thu tides either flood or ehb al ths Boeflvn
side IL at the Fulton terry the de uss abb ia tins
North river longer thar Ia the .st y,rr tbs ,ids M th
former Affects the tide of ,hs latter At ue,miik on.n
nell the cen rolir winds "a the bay frsm Noyemhsr I,
April are north and westerly ~ads when yesses with
these wiuda lie AZ buk heads the danger fr,ro Ia.
IL great; he had been Obliged to u,y,rsts the E.s.
river In thick feQs bat never me-. vith any acoid.pt
He naviosted ho.S nv cononsss ma cr,ron, ~
the former He considered that Taor e p,sr thrsv th.
strength M ths tiae of f,om Eulton Tns
tim II the river WAS neither esslsr or mora dscaIt
II sc Il vas Ueptv yesrs SCOT -emans in u1l osao
Vesseh during this tine hsyr .lvr "a basn to..a ~
The average iotusse OF aims twenty yssra IN was
six hundrednow abipe ar. over 500 Oosstsrs fsors
and Aft ache .hich traae b.tvee, thi, c;,,
Norfolk North Csrolina Eo ve,s nsvsr ovsr ons hur
drsd tons formerly now thsv esau = soma thyss hnn
drsd To this dv ,hsv ua tbs re.r i,hont
the assistance al s nnbosS The eifnouI,y In turning
vessel Of 500 tons At the poiut on fulton ferry
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