New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-13
qYy PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE STEAM
ROAT LANDINGS.

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;y. a. ,,ronosed removal of the steamboat land
;nos 20 The upper part Of the city, There was very
Loo sItnndance. Messrs. Newton, LOCKWOOD, Dor
den. Morton and others appeared on benah OF the
steamboat interest.
EI.Coupcilman FRASKLIS appeared a. an opponent
az the removal Last year he opposed 1t, while IN the
board of Councilmen to the best of his ability. Asa
merchant of New York he felt that the removal would
be highly disastrous to commerce. Mr.. Franklin sub
united written statement of his views OF the evi
CONSEQUENCES which must flow from the contemplated
change Being identified with the leather interest he
could state from his own knowledge that there were
om 20O to 800 loads Of leather and hides cared daily
from tho Swamp to the North and East River steamers
The price paid for carriage now was one cent a side
4Sere being 100 sides TO load. Remove these boat
up town and the cost OF carriage would be threeiod
what now is while from 200 % 300 additional cart
would be crowded every day into Broadway and that,
too. through the whole length of it.
Es-Judge BEEBE, on behalf of the removal, sad he
WA sstonished at the exent and the character Of the
opeosition. No moro than himself desired to see
abs City of New-YOrk and her commercial interests
prosper and flourish; but he was compelled to come
10 the conclusion that the opposition wac mainly
sectional one This city was but two centuries old,
bu ito progress it had the step and the STRIDE OF
eiiot. AS Improvement increased and the city eA-
tesded the demand for business facilities increased
40. He read comparative statement OF the pro-
yrss OF foreign commerce from 1871 to 1906 show
ing that the value OF our imports, which IN 1871 was
il round numbers, sec, 00O,0 900, and our exports
SO 900 OVO, had increased in 1876 to imports worth
ald from IL 1863 tuns in 1921 80 3l3 tuns in 1885,
was evident from this state Of facts that the accom-
mutations Of 1871 not sufficient to meet the re-
qIrements Of to-day 1t was evident too that other
cites were striving for precedence New-f York had
bait up by her overowngs three or four cities she
must now eDde8vOr TO buld herself up and keep up
with the march Of trade. 1t was natural that our for
axr commerce should be accommodated in the lower
part of the city, and our inland commerce up town. on
The North and East Rivers. Ii would DO absurd to
make ships frsm abroad go to Twentieth street and
Vet the North and East River steamers come down
psst them 10 the Battery the foot of COurtlandt
Street Mr. Beebee did not care about the petitions
for or remoDsIances against the project-everybody
knew tibet petition signed by 1000 people could be
got up here any day IN favor OF hanging the best man fan
q carriage TO the Northern or Eastern boats-now
he lived in Thirty eighth street. and had to
Jay e.. Was not that OF more consequence
than an additional cent carriage upon hiuehs niue
was a. valuable as anybody's. He referred to the
length Of time required to get to the boats when one
wanted to leave the city, and argued that the conve
pisnce Of the public at large, In the matter OF travel
ing facilities was Of as much Importance as the case
Of getting load of hides or barrel Of flour to or
from the steamboats, TO their stores. AS matters were
now, citizens of Brooklyn and Jersey City were much
better accommodated With facilities OF transport than
the uptown residents of New-i York City itself. II
was time that our own citizens were accommodated
He the extension of business all over the city,
ihste ga Of having ID confined as now, to the narrow
Gent Of the island below Courtlafdt street. He did
by this change on the contrary, he felt assured ina
al classes would be benefited, and the amount OF
business done in the city largely increased In con-
tIusion he hoped that the Committee would give tn
subject fair calm consideration and report accord
ing to their judgment without fear or favor. lie
fhen handed in petition which he said Aid Steer
had given him in favor of the removal
Mr. WALDO wished that the gentleman who had
just finished had gone a little further lie showed
how our commerce had grown till the imports were
5000 ono O00 while the exports were but little more
than onehalf that amount 1t was solely from this
dependence upon foreign manufacturers that the
financial dstresses Of the country had originated. lie
would first build up home commerce and manufactures.
One Of these steamboat lines had contract tor taking
on east bales OF cotton this season at - cents
bale. II these boets were moved where 1t was pro-
posed the carriage from the southern steamers to the
eastern boats would be so cents bale, twice the
cost Of carriage to Boston. There was time when
cotton shipped directly from southern to eastern
ports But these steamboats, had diverted the busl-
ness hitler. Remove them up town, entsihng an ad-
dOna cost of 80 cents even of ten cents per BALE
and cotton would again be shipped direct to Boston
and Providence. Tie speaker urged at great length
abe folly of fostering foreign commerce and foreign
manufactures when we could serve ourselves much
better by building up own. lie hoped that II the
uptowners wanted steamboats, to run from their
wha.ves. that they Sould be allowed the privilege of
starting lines 'as they pleased and he would
subecribe to help them; but he did not the
proprety of their endeavorng to force the present
Sines Up town.
MI. ISAAC NEWTON repneQ 10 the arguments oil
Judge Beebe, and then proceeded to show that the
complaints set forth in the preamble adopted by the
Board Of Councimen were unfounded. As to the
alleged crowding of Broadway he submitted that the
Camden and Amboy Baltimore and ONO, rennsyi-
yana and New-Jersey Central Railroads, the Norfolk,
Charleston and Savannah steamers, and the various
ferries and omnibuses, did as much toward encum-
berng Broadway as the North and East River steam
frs, and al Of them might with the same propriety,
he attacked and removed. Mr.. Newton then showed
in detail how each pier on the North and East River
occupied and demonstrated that far from there
being want of room over snethlrd of the wharfage
accommodations WAS occupied for non-coinmercial
purposes.
AID. Srr.ns renewed hs old and oft-repeated argu-
inertia 10 favor OF the removal. He said with both
Pates " was merely matter of seliinterest-s dollar
and cent consideration.
Mr.. Wn. BoKDES-Ies it il the selfinterests Of the
pirate and the merchant. You pirates are enderyor
ing 10 rob our merchant ships aud we are 6gh,iny
YOU o-thats the nature and extent Of the sef7nter
est After replying TO some Of Judge Beebes points
A. the Agent Of the Fall River Line, I object %
npi protest against the proposed removal on the
ground that no substantial reasons have been adduced
I'll be submitted indic.S clearly that the measure would BE-
T. Re- s.. The busnss. we are engsscd in Is private
b,.a,s enterprise which under present r1asensns worn.
ia sasrs ts.Sa the wealth and prosperity Of me ely
So~1 Toe waters nsvs.sd ey The sos' o. ns h me-
a. S 70 .s raSs ' sSy cons.d
iss tnd stses esd; whs the half Of Pier No. n n
;ss rte. ss na as :. R.i..S p'' '' '
T~s, rhs vhls letting aud hiring continues mutually
shown III. Ses, adapted the business pursued any
esnee he,ews BY tho corporate eS' .nc =
tnifeteaee with phvss interests called for BY some se''
Fes'A As Illustration Of the position wa claim occupy
i~M Hs se@se IL point The steamers Of this line do mol IN any
store on s sshb, and ~ .sY TO disturb u.
Gs . slrs az inserne With Whist deem our night. IN