The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-25

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give. 70 that govsrnnssL And nov, IN the opisos &
y ths IN dat has bee assodussd 70 event the ety.
Brooklyn from aans TO any bsnsaeia degree nor her
~ o. her more thas two miles nUsS fr on
paxasipAt1g IN the eommsros OF New York. The mi.o
SE voaM - with Al dsfsrsacs L 4 rishr-lsm JgsT
Bat vhils Tie oitisens Of New York turning nsn
attsnton Brooklyn In their anxiety ulos me 80 clsos
Of Brooklyn sneroachmens they sem 70 nsvs eg 'ss
ssnaoschmsatsn upon the harbor Of New YORK. or
what avail the updssgned earnestly out fsspeesuuy
W. " .ss % oo@ i,.s to Affect sso,oaehmsats nsds
by New Jersey The proposed com eAonot 70
strain or stay the proossSg o. & sSs . e -.
he com nsros tbs Empire STATE, while the stssns Of
this prevented By isunctions and stays ct pro
gross for the accommodation Of eapmsros
IL ssssed to the eomuitsss whls In sssdoa at
alleged properly bsioessd 70 tbs sovsrn
ment Of the United states, uatsr the eonstitution
commission sm snAtteg from ssca source would
Pre- perly apply to the of both States and
would examine the suhjsct unbiased By any local r.
vahy.
The undsrsignsd In thus dlnsrug from the opinions
and views Of majority OF tia COMMITTEES do not mean,
BY this expssson OF their vie and opnion TO de-
tract from ths high professional chAractsr II the wtnsss
- Who Voluntarily themselves before your
nittss whsis In tbs city OF NsW rk ANA while the
opinions Of thoss Who theorists merely In relation 10
sassss 70 the r.. pest Ne them s the; believe tbs,
ere not founded upon actual prsccs and
porenoe and FOR that not entitled TO that
sdsrAion which due to suoh practical knowledge and
sxpsrisnes.
In o0nclusion, the minority Of your committee woud
call tina attention Of the Legislature to the farther faot
whish were presented to yoar committee while making
their examinateD:-
Lat. That steam boats In tae constant habit Of
throvips into tbs hAroor Of Nav York their o.nders
which, being Of rough, uneven sufsoe form nucleus
(which other attach them and WHOA,
when take into confederation the amount OF
that Is carried oy Of and the proba
btss of It's crease, may In time prove OF serious dam
age IN the harbor.
I'd Also that vessels in ths habit OF
ing their balas ard other refuse matter into the Bay
thus teLdiLs 20 All It,
And to VIA in their Judgment Is Of greater moment
sud from which more 10 70 b. apprshsrded than any
thing else Is the fact sat the slips all along the Ns~
York shoe are antly alling up from the wash Of
the streets Of said city and the dumping into thsm, In
many nstssces OF he hth that is generated Ia large
city. We io'ormsd that from these soms
slips had become entirely useless and Afterwards al cd
mp BY the order Of the Comnon Council Of the said city
The minority OF your commit would rec ommend that
law should be passed abatsg these evils and
Polling tho cities CT New York and to keep their
slips clear from these obstruc Tn In the opinion
Of the undergnSd would do preserve the hArbor
OF New York than tho sppoiutmant OF any commission
AL Of which Is respectfully ,ubmitted.
]. H. HUTCHINS, from tbs minority Of the committee.