New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-24
TIE RATES or WHARFAGE.
A REPLY TO TIE MINORITY REPORT OF
SENAIOR SLOAN.

SENATOR SLOAN.
The undersigned having been named by Senstor
Slosn, IN ire minority report OF the Committee ct
Commerce and Nav cation, as the parties appearing
before the Commit "on tie part Of the wharf osn
ers" herewith submit 20 the consideration Of Senator'S
sno Members Of ASSEMBLY, review Of that report.
The report proceeds upon tbe erroneous st1tenent
that "tbe expeDse Of erecting and maintaining toe
"piera wharvts and b1kheads Is the only expense to
winch these pro, uetOrs have been put, an expense
whch The land gained by filing is amply compens.-
to- and n vastly overbalanoed. II tbs
were 20 and It IL not, tue argument IL very uEsOuad
one for the purpose Of showing that q bulkhesd or
pier costing ~ 900 or $1,000, should not prodace sX
r seven r.r cert ret on It's cost snd even upon its
valve after payment OF taxes ard repairs. As vel
uicht il b. ure 81 that person WHO had pnrchtsef
tso aOiO!D Dg lots, farmer who had purchased tso
aiiuIipg farms should be compelled 10 let re Of then
a. Don incl rent bearing no ust ret nm for II. yaide,
because the other had proved 70 be pfjuIaoie pGr
obSse.
precision that the wharf property aUd rights OF wharf
age are he'd by The city, and the iodiyIdatl otae!s
uucr some very Insecure tenure, and Therefore II 10
great presumption TO Ask any more rent for u thta tue
sbIp owuers sud the " Chamber o. Commerce may
coLdesce Iii 20 allow them. He docs not seem To be
avsle that the land under Wsc. 10 the ds lnce OF oo
geet from. tte shore ON the East ard HUDSON Rivers
together with the right 10 dock cat, construct piers
ana bukheads, collect wharfage, Nc, were granted N
f. "a The city bv the 18th section OF the DatSo nery
Cbs.ler H. q ytsr 1850, and By ccts 0. the Lessld-
tuIe oi very tAIy date and that the city and their
l1a1tces uTe 'uy 6rd fairly the owners Of that prop
ety. as much be e the owner Vt his .o. Or farmer
o. his lain. o..
twas prov .lcd by law IN cases where tue city .tse
dc ICt O. sIe II dock out tlat the laid under water
n ID; be GRATED T. others with the night 70 collect
wbaiisEe Eiy!rs pteieIence however 10 tue nPArHo
Id arfa ff.fr F4.a de
tho ~ 10 lid yiouG,F have been n toe tture al
te;ptu rse. pon To psy ely % soula gut
re-. i9',si WEB a oe COZ ss td =, az -T cSr
- stuurn sosu 81 r-ht payable ABOVE 70 ne city
f. ii 81 his rpafd ,of hi 10 Zee. a. 4
sv tep.- .ou.ti1,s N water Of t-ph q iron Is to
ysrr sne Tor g. ifvr,,ns1t and p,yusat
IsHs fs'er ae BAslAs "a .i'y i'oH' 'of
q, 22l 20 .ue 2s Of he -, q On AP ISIS
l,o.Ylsly o. tn sct 0t s. April i's' cod
M Msfch isol tLe cty llo-trd - lay OF s5fcirs
20 he u.p tie ~, ,trcts llSrs ir'ut ne ha1.o
a. %, Es- gioli. S1-S AID Nss ,icrtsi ottr ~iat-
OF 20 itt I'D II provided street.. or Shave' % al
nsGe a. TIE eapel-e Of TIE Porfeof' Of sle % '.s
ana tho tsISe, ,bs - ned Up ~ s-ca profne-os le
ov ,1pe1,e there tbey t- - 10 oEar,' = L. "
t,sTsces nd % II TIE Pope'or IA % to 90 ca asa
IA IA provided, The Guy Authorized 70 % % y
saG 20 ccleet ne -o9I rAfet-ra - l',3,'- nc - -
800 81 cbste Of sues Propreto Or % recover sae
By scln ana he erogat mA1e lea On 80 0sass a = oP
= site ne vb4.yts streets.
So, Will - ,saoy seer hs. the riparian IN
visto bcoc LLr Of t6e lad -loot v,-f N ~
arcl:. tsr PTS =
constructs tJEhtsa AID Ds 10, srd te 'l'4a bo
deem bs JEe szf-r gas. I'D paJ -l s-la e
fotvtr b EIto ~ tie y Sclr.r r. nisi O. VIA
sgr Iuy!lJ Ds1s 0slrr, Gld - coz y
psy '5e price b - naoa 'an Ky fTo, an - .. n
pr p-Tts ven tesIAoe, shy vas ! I5G. ices
SAW . pee thls oA-tloTc.-aEJ 1ourElsory ~ ,.
ara 70 tom ey. CACHE Of evils ~esfsb, tley bees ne
tltet lie F,0os u ~AAl 49, e.tab' Aasd ny ga
az. .-....
ref5s1s Of Ctsmdrf q toirs- vao ae uns'.y Lo-
ali skls aegs " .Arsc very SEsfFts, Esse -
q. We b.h more if0-l - = i0FeseLs
- goiy eAr naae -iF:J OF o-iy y-Hs 'r tn-1 re
,.h.f srsrs ssy 1oa bot nov -, g IL q
t-rt1 A. tLoWu Merchant fr-g-s" OF 0-- s+y AZ
70 0~cuyS psE-, 3, ra9 .-ai - hey can le~ ne
osrer toup = Caa egthr- trv, cay, plrts 70 le
q. cos o. Ire sTiiclss m iEht yeers So
src:cz az - tlai ~. u can eircl go T.es
.eDdrS i1io re IiyeE, ne, Peass % Dc 1ee u TO- -
tb,s y r,e 81 tie OF - Prc1~ef's 'ae
@ crros sDt re Tropii-or, nest OF rel - : asie e
tr. o-) ,st EsTr Be f!.n' 70 I'll tt sAe 70 s'As-
lie r =. o.h-.s, arc ,ss T--.,e ibs y aStsS-
TsJs n ID ot uTlanc. ser S-crf tce D Tea,
OF s--rtt eIPe-sc sta resicct7 saer etete .
Nh tie pi-rs De u y-.EsJ l-Fuscd q srs 7ei G.
~h.tc otte srtoe.i nso~s.s1J occupied y 10 Is-f S
A. vath z ar u tie y-ss.s Er-eia--y &c -,
Ths s.sr p0Ii th.- 1i N-sT 7foferT, be- y
rry,ie 80 should nsve s..S stcci On teI q a, $.
sAe s.ocE c-A,s hsEe. rEsy '0E sac Ike ---@'
r..l estate ssaei "a prcnSrty' ,.
II, pctafes cl~tnns o. ne wa.O..ef h-J as psof
ery &C. Of .rrs ya-ue but u. z!f. c..o = 20 pe %
rc:ps hi, bl .zd IL seldom cases,. EAucs N TIE sne yea
.r t5s, re uia 10 rri- ts "sefs1ai ee- 70 %
lsii II tn NOR: -poa n. 'srTs!oa IA;
vhxi trufe;;y pays u e pei &C. s7 e . q
hls ID. b q f.'eIs uFoa ne 'S'eGse' O.
"a, 49, c.s,. .asr,s oe ofts - "a: he ;ak.'
r;sr co.i sA. r2sei isuE sefs O. 80 tlL1 80
sLe.Frs a '-,-o Z. rarl Size = 70 tEf 1zI tes
eVrtf rec Els - esf, Af'ef ttr4 saH = -
rs,es fr 80, 49, & Ss t-l-sss ,f-ifs - a. i