New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-21

CHspBeR OP COMMERCE.
4 spNc 81 Ii.eriog u toe Chsno-S Ot Cnrm-rcs
bela yesterday to cops,der toe snhec of the 90
sceuepts IRON tie bsrhor Of Ne.-i nts. ras
= efirer' PELETIsH PERiT occupied the c7sir
Gtch@- " -BrssT, ef to- l. y-5d OF Pi.ss Csa.ai,
oTtrs, snbmiltss the fcisosiDs reports OF PfSf
I Gee .seat Craven:
Nsw-yo.x SIP. 30 lts.
SIR 'ompisnce With your oirecs '.s N JAY lss,
he r1'on me Ss me 10 sits s.
that oc,y aud b-t With 'usG 20 "a nap Of he oryy
- survey, Of lass sns Sc Sc ~ I1 carlson
The sn6nss 1858 and 1855 In ssues aud he earve-
In order usske .hi. discussion explicit possible divide
n. sooa into ..c'Ds ard cs attention 20 e,eh portion
-T.tsy Yog v1 b. much Interested in ob.e IN. he r'rii
With which the 81 sccuual.tinz sd ~s wat regular
ssc F,s- Per 10 S,rf. Rrer - Cat. Ga. den
II tie arse formed b. the line Of the Bet. and tn, pi'r
ben passe ou,sas sPsv 1 yr y5os the Ice % 1885, u.
7te. 'ot In ne ouer part Of his section S@ndug toward
Sac. H. fIho- sf lsS. In this
parton o. saoal les, considerable
ihsn the Pier No Pie three fso ~s.. 10
$50 sooS .syrIy h'e ys'd. olts o. toe Ease y vi D. ,ren
eou,ice'st- formerly had five fssom,; outside
Ibis fad IL this section ssne. decrease Of hTe feet
III rb-ae,. ne g--.-al sor,h sl,t--r p,,
10. Of s CURE q Jaft0~s sx,epnl ID The pAr s.,
rs,oy pcs;ed Las beea material change Ia
cont the sbos bu, in foosinr the curve % toe 'uh-r
oiat VIII be thar has extended about one hundred
sye r. LIt,rd, from last seco- to Ea,, Rfr,, Pr,-a
Kte5l,ira ssoG " 8 " from Pier No. l. Tai. KasH
bas eighteen feet vser upoa H. snail aud has deep
outside AID cse TO II, Tiers. change In depth th Kao
bat /, ding ;, townd the north aud IL vii b.
thar direction there decrease OF Two fee. IL the depth
E.si Of hi. Kron there .pplrcr: chauee D..wns
vayec the Knoll TO Castle Garden
usg out edSy OF this Of
The ver. ebb snd dividing Arod
portion u bens to- sluggish carry 81 reid
IL s,p+n,ioB, they r.gidly sod constantly deposited
Afeush from natural there must Ways have been
ani, aided % nah"g seg,ee oy re ti1eH.ion u. ba'
Th. which ornery fossd between the Castle GARDEN
rce sns The proce.so osposit gradual that would
nas on tie vste Il the Bsy sa s Battery
Eupson sheady sccomp nbed aa, winch wonld have
ne ,bosl o.; a. the socr. lin. vas cnaussd
Illustration Of tHs ASSERTION. have but 20 iook at b.
ao diriy heapug the earth III tbs formed b. The
P.t,.iy s sud Per No Ia hespng up made by ae bb
ofbe North River which, ii eoa.e. around IN. pier il
ov tuned forward eedes By tho Battery
This formerly through the space nov covered hy no
fi5. spd poured the suspended MISTER INTO ne Es'' Nv
Ent nov .rae portion Of By sbb
is fus in The here With r,srapdiy ~ easts
srousy visible the s"con OF the Castle, wners
gee OF EIGHT FELr N rHE SPACE Or Three
y,sps IRIS due the united from
yr time BE- far dis, ,nt wneo unless drldns
TO- en space from the Castle 10 he mead of Pier
No. | ,iA b, quite filled N.
In sddhop 10 the mser. damsse done BY thus forcing
into the s;re.m shoal which heet fore Of hts
quence msy safely b. presumed that in di1s In for the Bat
sry .yenso very suPprs nave been contributed TO the
SHOALS iom the wnou- the security Of Fusr
val imm,n.e qusutite. Of the must from
tine away and added the 'hoa il probable
tb- vii. srisbed The ch.ns.. viii De les. rapid.
he injury without other reH'ed on that Of fastening
20 Is on swork which hiss porst % 'er'oUs da t,os
70 th aysaSs crowded pG,t of the hdbo and by lesaou
poyrDns sy exclusions beyond NE nrs Of the City 1 defined
/ am, very Ie.p- ,iful' yca, oeedient servant,
koUs GRAVEN, Lieut.. Commanding.
Letter from Piof. BAcHE to the President Of the
New. York Chamber of Commences:
LANES BRoog Washington Co. Mins Sep. r. 1879.
D,ar Nv: report vessels bah upon
the Oh the Battery, .hsfe II a ssnsr,y supposed .ns,s
W BIu5t ..q attention 10 the de-rsbens.s
T. A. Cr.ysn q ~ the assistant n The Coast sofTey Who,
having been cbaset with the hyd,osr.ouyo the Ne~ York
familiar every part Of the shosl 1' report; recently pre-
.ened to M u esi oa hs CHANCES which pave occurred
l. mpsrt and Therefore beg Leave thro you call
IKE O. Nc AID The C.s,le nay readily b amended .,
dr,dzpg and doubt the entire completion Of tue Baery work
ond rrtsd the now rspd increase Of the .hos The saos
mus, however in seuer, way BE- related 70 h- present
r. a, the Old 10 tie former shore, and thus the
eb.p.sd ,om.w.s. in form. b. pushed distance not
equa bat corresponding the addition Of be shore us Of The
Bsu.ry.
Yours respectfully D. BAcHE,
PELArIAH PERT, es, President Chamber Of Commsrcs
Mr. BRowER ssked II the deposits from the sewer
in tie clip. and the dumping Of excavations IRON them
did not cause the shosls in the nsrbor.
NEWER said that in years PISS. deposlts from the
sips had usually been taken 70 the end OF the pier and
thrown into the river but 1t being discovered that the
tides washed the deposits back into the clips, this
stopped and the deposits were for time taken 10 the
middle Of the North River AID thrown overheard, bnt
this being considered iuprscticsble the deposits
made in the tst rear Oyster Island.
The President staed that no sc'ion WAS taken at
the lsst meeting in relation to the deposits 10 Oyster
Island.
Mr. BIuyr said that there w.s no need Of action be
ing taken. The Attorney General hsd ,stAd tina. the
ground ~as within the jurisdiction OF Nes York. Tae
deposits there we're therefore continued lie moved
that a Special Committee Of nine be appointed, to
slider the reports Of Prof. Bache ard Lent. Craven.
The motion prevailed and the President appointed tns
following gentlemen such Committee G. w. Blunt.
Robert L. Taylor, f. Morgan, Charles ~. Marshall,
Russell Sturgs, Gee. Opjyke, Royal Phelps, john ID.
Jones, Robert B. Mintarn.
Mr.. BtUsT stated tina: the spi. formed off the Bat
,ery extended 900 yard 10 tire south west and smOst
scross the main ship chauuel.
IT,. " suhsr then Adj urrad