New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-01
REMovINGfHE STEAMBOAT LANDINGS.


The Special Committee Of the Board of Aldermen
appointed 10 take into consideration the proprety Of
removing the landing of the East and North River
steamboats, from their present location points higher
up, held adjourned meeting in the City Library yes
terday observation-disclosures STEERS in the chair
Mr.. HAYwooD Of the Troy Line said they were 10
Gated at Pier No. u n. X. Had no interest in the
pier except improvements Nine tenths Of the
sgnees Of the property that they brought from the
north reside below Chambers and in the immediate
neghborhood of the landing of the steamers. They
had been to great expense in the way Of improvements
and had dredged out the slips. They had never had
a collision any difficulty. The slips were not large
enough for vessels of any considerable draft OF waer
Could not say whether they had special privilege to
make Improvements on the pier. If they COM
PEELED to remove it would break up their business.
Their principal freight business was beer potash, &C.,
and the stores in that business were but few steps
from the landing.
DANIEL DREW of the Peoples Line between Liberty
and Courtlandt streets n. r. sad that his objection
was about the same ~ Mr.. HaywOods. He had oc
cupied The pier - years, and had spent considerable
money in dredging out the slip, erecting sheds and
making other Improvements. He could not he said,
find the first merchant in favor OF the project More
than half their freight came from west of Broadway
During the last twenty years he had spent more than
$50 900 in dredging and building out the pier. Their
boats csrry than 800 tuns of freight every night
I'D the Hudson lie had great objections to the removal
OF the Stonington Line to the East River, as the
merchants they ireghed for located in the lower
part of the city, and the removal would discommode
Them. Never met with any accidents in the East
River Had paid damages for collision on the Sound.
Has an interest in the Norwich and Worcester Line.
He should consider it great damage to his line to re-
move to the foot of Tenth street.
Mr. JoHS SAxToN, of the Bridgeport Line, Pier No.
"a l.. r.. expressed the same objections to removing
that the others did.
RICHARD PECK, of the New-Haven Line, Pier Nos.
q and 81 +. r. seriously objected to the removal, on
the ground that it would be injurious to his business
They never had any difficulty with the ferry boats
either going in or out Of the clip.
H. Il. NORTON, Of the Norwich and Worcester Line,
Pier No. 49, and line of propelers at No. II, n. r..
said their present location more advantageous
than any one they could exchange for. Their prnci-
pal freightlng business is with the Eastern manuac-
tories. Should they be compelled to remove they
would loose much business on account of the extra
expense in carriage as merchants would seek some
other channel
A special Committee of Cartmen, appointed at
meeting of the American Cartmen and Expressmen
Association held the evening of April -, consist
ing of Messrs. Snethen, A. +. Duboise and John A.
Briggs appeared before the Committee and expressed
their opposition to the project of removing the boats
either ON the North or East River from their present
location.
After some other remarks the Committee adjourned
till next Tuesday, at y. IN.