New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-13
x,vrn.uoN OF HARLEM RIVER.

a;nos tbs rand ,oresd of Neg-York Cty over he
upper part Of the Island the Navigation OF Harlem
River bas been entirely al stand still IN eoneeq 1ence
OF certain obstruchone which The requirements OF soe
did not bear upon sufficiently 70 remove Yesterday,
By the action Of the Cro.on Aqueduet Comunstee OF
the Board Of Aldermen shls matter Tas seSuea ID IA
yor Of immediate improvements IL appears maj wn,te
building the High Bridge, ~ years ago, large qaann
lies Of stones earth, AID timber were put inc ne
river forming what s now known "a the Old Golfer
Dams for the purpose of fscstiDg the erection ofthe
bridge and that these Golfer dams have never been rc-
moved. -
The action of the water upon them has carried Of
much of the earth and scattered it along tbe channel
up to Kingsbridge, making It crooked, and dong n
other injury Lewis G. Morris and others were pres-
eDt peoDing for the removal Of tbeee distinctions
TIE petition had been before the Board Of SUPERVISOR
and was cent 20 the Common Council, with the re marx
that "the claim was Just one, and shoud De adjusted
by the Common Council" CD the ground ths. w@
within the jurisdictiOn OF the city.
The petitioners represent thai before the erection OF
the High Bridge the Harlem River 81 that point was
fourteen feet Deep and that the depth OF the yer 1t
present only four and half feet showing that there
is IT least ten feet Of the Old Golfer dams remaining
under the arches They aso state that they petHone1
the Crotsn Board last June for the removal OF these
6ams but only $3.50 was appropriated, which vac not
sufficient 10 effect more than beginning and tnss
Mr. horrie hsd, az his own expense, gone on with tne
work, purchasing the necessary mschines, and msde
an opening large enough for the small steamer es-
tsblshed Cd the river last Summer 70 pass Ct An ex
renee of s762 50. They ask that this anoan. shall
be refunded to Mr.. Morris and that the sum OF - wv
more be appropriated to enable the Croton Board 70
remove every obstruction ia the neghborhoo1
Mr. NORRIS was present. and illustrated the eondlnop
OF the river by numerous finely executed maps snd
drawings. The obstruction be said put there by
the city, and the petition request thas tho city
should remove at ts owD expense. The stream wac
quite nayiRable but for these artificial o5structlons-
Mr. TAPPAE ssid that the Croton Board bad sent
communication to the Common Council on the subject
sbout the st Of January bur be could not learn OF any
action having been taken thereon.
Mr. TuoNEY asked whether the property along the
banks of the river would not be benefited by the TO
moval of the dams.
Nr. NORRIS answered, decidedly.
M A. b. TAPPLs lawyer said few thousand col
lars appropriated in this way would incresse the vaoe
of taxable property 81 Jug the upper end OF tho Hend
by tens of thousands of dollars.
Mr. MoREIs said it would do nothing more nor less
than make another end 70 the Island.
Mr. TUoHEY asked for estimate Of tho expense OF
removing Ire Golfer dams, but no person could FURNISH
any data to Judge by. ..
Mr. MoRRIs said that was a matter for the Commit
tee TO take into confederation They the petiSoners
had been very modert and that the reason they Pc
ttoned for no more.
Mr.. STARR said if the amount appropriated was ne.
al needed, the remainder should 60 back into the
treasury.
Mr.. TuoxY wanted to have enough appropriated
8: onoe if any. The obstruction ought 70 be removed,
be thought.
The other members of the Committee Thought Hike
wise and it agreed 10 report IN favor Of an sp-
preparation Of s., 600 is petitioned. Adjourned