New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-13

thoroaahia. .. in that v0inAy W.
rc.rcctfny submit whether hi, /. no p
ciy puslS cas- and ,si~tlcr in,o rs-,e an our b.
which harms no or wod not b arbitrary
nsnss, mcnt Of M stesait. bushes ''"''' MIA
run: OBJ because 81 the hail Of res No North River
done tLsn crd done TIER by sailing vess and The ter,s
being cccup'd I" is fullest possible c.pAy a.dy fas The
Tcquir,rn ns OF csE4mcrc,
StJn; To remove propoeed would subject 10 ncor.
yere large Case OF Gsv'lss b. de line VIVA arriving
From oar Prsent ands they transferred With bat little
TGs s sSc s fs wn e. .s them SIs'...., 70 ysr
toll from stranger. unworthy the City Of New iort
Low Island sound In. y. p d'~pesu S. 8, - f os
Boosyn jersey City Ssten Island ther neishbong ocs
ns them where land IN the lower part Of the city
I2hh Our present berth ,eins thus st cec.r. oint from
be clear h. nodAes larger proportion Of
than would remcs LOCALITY ncesstsns all excep, up town
Ninth Not only pre-ent lcosiion the couveient
for traveller. By the line but the very existence Of fehn
line could BE- msinsned) depends upon landing and rce
ing point in the immediate vicinity Of pesen, land
ing
Ten As guide for determining Of this fcshtns
bu.se vii be M WI and proved to You th more .nan
dOme'tc dry goods boots and shoe. eth for rssPnrat
Rve else for oonsgnee. Of Broadway and In our i'm
EetrM; To compel upward Of two.hrds Of the freight we
bring TO he Carted Unnecessarily rest distance Is 20 o
try and nexcusb, add to its cost without corresponding
TrctS To thus add ito cost |. to place obstacles in The
Of the business Of your osn cr ana no nnns
and @ E t sSs he. .1 .s Pen than sSp
TSirtecn To the Of that for tI.n'hpmeut
snd possibly delay il fT day would result IL starting new or
Fsstern manufacturing nas TO southern aud South Wern
ports and hns ,9o, pre as 81 We. =. O sS.a1 s IN
brought to b ,teanSoat Tor YOU'D
York ard her excessive transbppng entirely
Fohen Not only would such diversion Of the trade nue
u.s. but will be seen that she numeTo. lines with which
now connect-he New Orleans Mobile Charleston. Savannah
Baltimore Phsdephis and other ne.-would b. injurouy
effected by the loss Of this trade and the who cart h,
the line TO the other would be deprived Of bus
which pay: them some to1ssns. Of dollars .nnu
but links Of great chain connecting the extreme Est with
where we now land VIZ: on The North River In = Close PROV
possible TO the southern and western ends Of the chain
Sxtecn Our berth pier No North River s also the
est possible point to customers the dry goods commission
North them then their the obbe
while has already been shown the great which
from the North River side the city, al being in Que
mediate vicinity; and thss all are located With reference to the
Serenfeen To comIe chang such as proposed and hn.
point far distant from all the important brsnche Of bust
hayga natural connection herewith docs violence to
together each business Locality by bring.
together Kindred branches OF trade into the same neigh
domestic commission house. the DRY goods joboers, the
Wholesale shoe houses and the lines conveyance by which
they receive and ship their goods vicinity so do
find the banks together and the brokers' prvs bankers and In
officers in their vicinity while still further the island
together found tho ship yards with the builders
tho boat builders and other collateral branches
heir vicinity snd in Ike manner each great branch Of trade
will be found have appropriated TO itself particular section
the city and le 10 seS uutranmeed by Legislation each will
be found in that PO best d to s sS sp o s Of
time change the laws Of trade unernsy determining time
Eighteenth The only actual gain TO interest in the city by
Shown to ps interested 10 popery or in the vicinity
Einfetn The of any such ordinance at the
important interests would
nusae and do violence TO great law trade which
wisely cotepses that trade should be left upon the broad and
principle regulate itseo select its situations
stions accordance with and equal rights and
with the Judgment and wish Of those conoerned
urged before the several Committee which seem
be mainly relied upon by those peonng for removal are
ton Of inquiry submitted the late Board Of Aldermen the
month Of April last and upon which preamble aad resolution all
subse Quent sction has been based.
That preamble reads as follows: .s
complaint from the hpowners and merchants doing bushes. m
this city ths they cannot procure wharf ioI tho
The steamers plying in the East River and Sound land
their passengers freight their beS;hs toe North River
and thereby crowd the hoougare' In the lower part OF the
THAT by being Obliged pass through the naow.s part
o the East River they increase the difficulties OF nsvieaon,
epd endanger the lives OF citizens crossing from Brooklyn 70
THAT the location of the ber.hs Of the plying
both Moth and East Rivers assists greatly producing the
crowded state Of Broadway and Is one OF tho great causes oil
complaint" . 49,
be confederation of the here alleged In favor Of the
proposed ordnance will naturally suggest TO your Committee.
that they Of such weight force Justify
harsh this indeed they entitled to any consideration
at all.
in order s the alleged complaint Of and met
chants Of want Of WHAT secommodaion Il is entirely true
times may be difficult for them to such
SSs ttn years in the sSsn we @ leased P No
North River for business there such complaints
the city except occasional soop schooner Therefore any
present wat Of the sbpowners new one which has osu'
landing Of the Fan River Line Such being case the psc
accommodate want which al the time went there
t bS aoS eouy Tbe viii rreb torcs Itself upon
the minds Of your Committee Why should such wants
Remove the ste.mbos.s aud would not their and
tpmtI; also experience re osay ano yS mn, ~
others What hinder ships IN want Of room from
b. fosteed that all must be sacrificed promote
their convenienee and economy -. A.. ..;
necessary because the ships not .epopens
Ike the stesmbos but TIM, when they required to move
Well Mr. Chairman let what the argument amounts to
in 6un dollars and cents Almost every ship which srnve.
.as owed from to the lower bay and supposns may
be ship, arrival to dschAs her uptown instead
downtown additional time required for the while fast
10 the ship place her position cannot exceed half an hour
Anoae half hour when she sss 10 hour in all Sup
pose the shp 10 make two voyages snnum which more
per annuIn to ship Of services of steam
tug at cost in all Of $50 and this h ssey psded a, sresson
appear. this significant fact that though the special
herein referred 10 held twelve meeng which publicly
announced and after passing the Board o. Aldermen the Com
OF botrd OF
held three meetings and though your Committee has held
era meetings publicly nounced snse ship has
pesIed before either Committee 10 SIX such injustice the
hands Of the constituted authorities and your Committee
fail conclude that this like the other urged and
tves the uptown property holders Who not content await
Of trade urging the adoption Of the ord
submit Therefore that the Committee bound to eec
this either thai the plea thai shpowners
require the room bu, pretended which has exist
that the proposed Of relief one IN
private rights that honorable men,
they seek rebel which involves great injury or
positive ruin 10 others
Another pncra argument which 70 have beep relied
upon by those urged this before he Commit