New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-06
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1853.

ns. Tie wbsrves aud piers were, for the mo 4 pst
bur,ento Tie CITY they OH not paJ tive per oeo yea,
on then cost and tbo,e occupied byseanbo-s psilth-
ber. II ,vas doubtful question now fart. Common
Council hah y, proprietary right in the wlaryss and
pcrs. Tho Hs Dor Masters, appoiticd by the State
have the relt IL Ut anJ vessel from any per add
order anothrr ito Ia prcg lto I'LL aet It might
orc entitled to dspos-ess those sea nboats lines AID
make them go up town. TLs-e stea nboals now live
by freight L-te lad Of passe1ste, and rs sou As they
ere removed the oxtrs cost fJr can ge Wo1f exceed
the total freight TO Albany and Bcstop ar hcir busi-
ness tie destroyed. The speaker Esd he o,>Ggt four
lots IN the Seventh Ward aud one bundled '0is up
town, yet he did not wish 10 have the steamboats, 60
W town, although ifthcy would he would give o yers
liberal sum 10 have them taken up
TIC COMMITTEE brought the speaker an abrupt
Termination
Mr. o NEII advocatedthe removal because the ship
builders sDd boiler Inakers Of tho Eleventh Warl
moving over to Greeupoini and the retail trade Of the
Ward was dying out in consequence. II these land
ings were removed t. that Ward business would re-
viye.
Mr.. JAMES KELLY opposed the change. and showed
that the matter Instead Of originating with the people,
was started by AID Steers, and instead Of being
referred last ear to the Committee Wharyes, Piers
aud Sips was referred oaSpecalC mrnttee Of which
Aid. Steers was Chairman, and by him pushed along
through personal influence, He then submitted the
following statement, and suggested that oil arguments
for and against ought to be submitted in @riting;
I7Tt: lie business men or owners Oi ehld Doaln
object to such removal uncaed for, at this or any
other time, believing the same would be very detri'
mental and injurious TO trade IN the city, ana from the
best information obtained the proposition to remove
said boats emanated from persons not having the beet
il terest Of the city in view They charge that Inc
business from said boats crowds principal thorough
fres, by The transportation OF merchandise lns IS
and proven under OATH that seven-eighhs of the mer
chandse received and brought 10 ths city Is landed
and taken from and TO the various stOrehouses south
of Canal street. the west eide OF the city, and south
Of Division on the east and that one pier and q
half with the bulk head between, at the foot Of Peck
Slip is all the pier room taken up by the Eastern boats
on the East River, while seven times that amount of
pier accommodation is taken up on tho East River for
other than commercial purposes The freight brought
by said boats, located at the piers named, is taken
along South street, TO Southern coasers, TO
camille houses south of Peck Slip. That in the transit
of said goods by cartinen to the Southern steam
boats lying south Of Fulton street, TO the
Erie or Hudson River Railrad, or to the Al
bany boats, they cross the shortcst part of the
city, by Fulton, Beaver and streets running par
allel with the same, thereby avoiding the
streets like Broadway, running north and south.
Only two and half piers are occupied by the three
lines OF Eastern steamboats, on the North River, and
LOT than three PIES occupied by the Albany
boats At least four times more pier room than Is
occupied by these boats is now taken up for other
purposes than the accommodation OF the shipping on
the North River.
II is not proposed to remove the various lines Of
steaIu-propelIefs steamboats, running South from
their present location although they connected in
Mr.. Kelly concluded by assuring the Committee
that the Long Dock Company at Jersey City and the
Brook lyn property owners were making strong Efforts
to induce the removal Of these lines TO the other side
of the river and if this effort persevered in he did
not doubt that it would drive the business from the
CITY.
Mr. NEWTON proposed that the Committee ahould
accompany Aid. Steers and himself on a tour around
the cocks Of the city, and after personal examination
he would willingly rest his upon the decision of
the Committee.
AID. STErRs declined as be said, because Mr. New
ton intended the proposition 40 a slur upon him.
Mr.. French the hotel proprietor oPpo ocd the re-
moval. This was ostensiby phanthropc dodge,
but there was no more danger the rivers from
these boats than from city railroads, Omnibuses and
new buildings. The truth had leaked out. Williams
burgh ard Greenpoint had taken away some Of their
uptown business, and now they wanted TO keep up
their retail shops by forcing the great commerc al in
tcrests to up town and contribute u their SUP
port lie knew many of these men who came there
10 advocate the removal; instead Of being the disin
terested men they pT0fossed TO b. they owned prop
efy in the vicinity OF where they proposed TO make
these steamboats, 60.
The Committee adjourned TO meet on Friday next