New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-09
IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL INPROVG-
MENT.


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SIR: observe that notice has been given ola sp-
plca,ion to the Legislature for an act to authorize
Company to build and maintain pier or bridge across
Gowanus Boy from the foot Of Columbia street, Id the
Twelfth Ward in the Chy Of Brooklyn, to interect the
opposite shore at ZONE point between FHs; and lnfd
avenues in the Eighth Ward Of that city. The obec:
of this enterprise appears to be to make more chipping
accommodations for merchants. THIS lie to be eli
fected by putting down two parallel lines Of bulkheads
20 or 3C0 feet apart and ~ fill in between with earth
e1cava ted from the bay; by building large draw
bridge in the channel in the deepest water, with suf
celt openings on each side for the free action Of tides
hy making a street Of so feet curiage-wsy. exclusive
OF five feet sidewalks through the ceuter OF the ar
the r.msineer to be occupied by row Of lois OF % by
leo feet on each side Of the treet leaving dock room
on each waterfront Of 70 feet for landing csrgoes by
| the use Of home power for hosting
1t is estimator that this Improvement can be made
three thousand feet the bsy, with docks finished
for ute The piers graded street paved with draw AMI
tide openings &C., for about three hundred thousand
| dollar.
Now II may he asked, for what purpose could these
decks and lois be used TO warrant such an outlay oil
money. Ia.
could be occupied for the erection OF warehouses; sheds
grain elevators coal yards, aud various manufacturing
Surnoses II is now fact that there not one-haf
grain elevators in the port Of New York that the
business requires. All the grain stores on The Audntic
Docks are full and much OF that class OF business in
oscbsrgug and taking IN csrgoes has no" To De done
by han labor at great additional expense, tor the
| want Of such accommodation.
Nothing can be mere manifest than that more dock
accommodation for shipping in the port OF New. YORK
absolutely eded; and the question s at what POI
cap i, be done to adv antsge!
TIE great center of commercial operations in this
port, is own town in NewYork city, and the nearest
points 10 this commercial center will naturally Do the
| first to be improved
| The Improvement in question is not further from
Wall street than Twenty-foth street up toFn, and
would take 10 mere time for cdrman to take load
fr the pr1 new docks the Government stores
in Broad street, than it would for him to take load
fiom Twenty fourth street 10 the same warehouses III
Broad street, and at no more expense And II IS mani
testify true that this class Of improvements now a6.
soluiely required, both up town In New-fork as well
| % on the Brooklyn side.
| When the Atlantic Docks was commenced in lSil,
| the then wants CT further shipping accommodation
wee Get forth in their prospectus, giving detailed
staten INT of the American and Engllsh tunnaSe, &c
At that date the English tunnage about one and
| half millions more than the American tunnage the
more II an the English tunnage although have not
the Secretary last report before mel and many other
| statistical ard prospective statements and etmates
| were made in that prospectus, which have oeen more
| thu n realized end now matter OF history.
Great advantages would be gained In Warehousing
at these proposed docks in the saving Of all carriage
and at least SO per cent labor charges. These items
of great moment to all heavy cargoes such as SUI
| gsr, mtlssses, cotton bales, wool, iron, dyewoods,
grain in bulk flour, and in fact neary all box roll.
ing cargoes. The grain trade alone would require all
the proposed Improvement could accommodate, II Dut
sn all thare Of it could be diverted to this point; and
where is there better and more convenient point OF
| access for grain depot for the Great West than
| GowGnus Bay ,
Lo, at our exports Of domestic prodsce from the
PORT of New.Yoik for the past eleven months OF the
current year ending LIST Of December ms ant There
has been exported from the port Of Nex.fork to Tor
egn ports over s Goo co., and estimating the present
| month December) to average with the otder eleven
months it i'll make over 81 GEO. 600 for the year 1896,
all from this port; aud nearly all OF this has been
| wsrehCpeod.
Now for a momt mt look at the probable annual in.
eresse of our exports Of domestic produce to foreign
porte as well coast trade, for the coming ten
sears, and it must clearly chow the want OF such pro-
| poted inn rovemeps in our hGIbor.
! company of individuals are ready to mske these
| improvements (owIi ing them when fnbheo) without
charge or assessments upon any land owner on either
sioe e The Bay, any other person in the oi'y and
will s,ipuate to sy street through the center as
tropottd: pave The street. and keep it opea for the
use of the public free from foliage other charge, and
TO Keep ard maintain draw bridge TO pass vessels at
oil tines required at their own expense, and without
charge TO vessel or cargo; and further 10 permit any
| Railroad Company that the Common Council OF the
City of Brooklyn may designate to lay down double
track over this street for running from the Hanii
ton Ferry down Columbia street to the city ne and
We should hope to Fort Hamilton and Bath.
| This improvement mt would make one of the largest
basins of GOwanus Bay that could be made in our
haIbor ard would add much to the value Of the shsre
pioptry, all Of which would soon be wanted for COM
| meIcitl and manufacturing purposes. II would also
| ospse improvements 10 spring up In the Eighth ward
Of Brooklyn generally, as well a. the sho'e property
al, no the bay to Fort Hamilton; but more important
than all it would be creating additional shppng ac
commodston in the port which is so essential In CIV
ing dispatch to commercial trans which life to