The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-07
Abssract OF the Report Of IN. Committee OF

Abstract OF tho Report or the Committee OF
Councilman on Harbor Encr0achments
The Committee Of three appointed BY this Board to pro.
csed to Albany to be preent at the meeting Of the Com
ittee Of Commercs and Navigation Of the Senate 70 st
tend to the protection Of the corporation rights Of the
city as to "Encroachmsnts upoa the Harbo" reported
that they found II Albany Committee Of the Chamber
OF Commerce anxious to have some Legislative measure
enacted BY which the East river should be protected from
farther en- .rcaosmsnts on shsr Shore they ably Laid
before the Committee Of the Senate the injury that had
already been done by the narrowing Of the stream, and
the CANCERS that our commercial prosperity WAS threat
ened With should certain entertainments now In progress
be allowed to be The interview resulted
In the two Houses sending their respective Committees
on Commerce Navigation, 10 examine In person tho
nature OF the contemplated ercrOachment.
The Con mittse OF Councilmen attended all the meet
ings OF there Committees daring their stay In the city,
supplying them the means Of giving both shores OF the
East river thorough examination, and aided In bring
ing before them such information as would enable them
readily To perceive the inquity OF the encroAeh
ments In q merely commercial point OF view.
The Chamber Of Commerce advocated the passage Of IN
act for the appointment o com mission OF Indifferent
and high minded ciuaens to estAbsh dsante and per
line for buheads and pierheAcs each side OF
the East river Although tho COMMITTEES dd not approve
In good and the preservation Of the
har from probation By ourselves and neghbors con-
better that the Common Council should deliberate and
determine the necessary to be taken upon the sub
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city OF New York viii have to maintain her commercial
privileges by falling back upoE her ancient charters and
should now DO treated with conside alton and respect
After going t, ray, that very broad rive.,
bosom Of which the major portion Of our extensive com
rested has besnturned 1t one point into ,sna
the committee report that these entertainments ais
important OF the were not recent but we're Of
long continuance, and apparently perennial Wherever
private curidy could su enty influence the
autho,ities pierr were run further into the dim nsh
ing str am under the preence Of accommodating
MERGE that bukheads and building lots might follow
In their turn II Was In this manner that the bed OF tho
river has bean gradually upon from point
nearly up Pearl street in s entire length from tho
Battery to is intersection with Onssry sse ana this
The report then weEt on to say that tho slips had been
Allied with coal ashes by eonds mining the prs'
while st their bsrths aso recommended the consruc.
on the to the the oiA could b
carried Of into the stream instead OF which the sewers In
almost all cases discharged their contents at the head Of
the slips whore tbs water was slack
The particular encroachment now In progress Is OF
kind sufficiently to command the serious atten
ton OF the Common Council 1t appeared that in 1885
IAN act 70 suthorse Henry Patohin and others TO
river In 'front.' Of their lands in the city Of Brooklyn
for other purposes" Section LIST Of this act author rec
Patohn and others to erect one o. more wharves on thu
Atlantic street and Red Hook Brooklyn.
The consAine series Of resolutions directing thu
council Of the Corporation TO report to the Board wha
measures any, could be adopted TO prevent the
Of property In Brooklyn from extending their whArves
PIERS and slips The report then stated that the
ments upon the harbor Of New York, and matter
unpleasant it might be to come In contact with ths
neshbors ACROSS the waters still 1t was their duty u
members Of tbs Common Council and representative
Of the people they bound the laws o. self pre-
servaon to make vigorous effort to save our navgabt
waters from destruction and aourishing city from
the fate the most prosperous sesporA Of antiquity