The New York herald., 1863-03-28

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Genoa, wsI kns~p = rsh marine city q Isaly, ha.
thousAad fsshouss Il ari6cal. being formed BY ~,
gigantic moIes, havns opposite dirscsscns: .,..
,Ss ' snds
station for ships rhe ancient srs, Tangisrs, cp
posie 70 Gibraltar yves furnished with pier. Lesborn
has an outer hAxbos protected BY hns mols and small
The ha.OOr 4 Malaga protected On IL eastern side By
. One mole, full seven hundred yards In lsngth. ~ :.
The harbor Of Naples y formed by mole built nearly
In the form OF the etar l.. The port Odessa South
calculated 10 contain about three hundrod ships and the
har bor o Sebastopol provided some a the most
offensive ana substantial stone structures designed for
the projection and accommodation Of the mercantile busi-
In Palermo a nnc mole forms convenisD. port; and
Ancient Syracuse Is said to have contained within s
own walls what no other CITY ever did before since
fleets and armies that wore the terror Of the world
Tho City OF Rhodes has nno harbor, formed by .
mole. s 8
Smyrna, account Of the extent convenience Of
It's harbor, has become the rendezvous Of mer.
chants from me FAR parts Of the world and the conre Of
Ancient Tyre was called "strong on the sea- and
Alexander ths Great reached and TOOK only by CON.
strucng gigantic mole Of stone three quarters Of milo
eS ana ny ~a S ana @
that mole or pier remains In most respects When left
by the conquering legions q It's founder. gN
Ihe P1raus near Athens had three basin1 formed by
piers A. Alexandria, the pride Of him who gave namc
an0 greatness 70 that city, MOLE Of mile n lcngh
sle Of Pharos and divided the great harbor into two
dyke, drawn from the island 70 tho rock which
Pharos was built, secured Il from the westerly winds.
In Dublin the people and government long since
awe 70 the subject OF tho protection OF It's narbor
writer says. "that as the Bay Of Dublin often dif
cult OF access and as the bar was great impedimen TO
the sailing OF the packets at Hxed hour the atepton
the government was directed 10 the forming Of harbor
on the north side Of tho peninsula OF Howh aud in 1911
pier erecting for the purposc'' and he SAYS
Aso the river was greatly improved for such vessels
40 did mot draw too much water to cross the bar by
prodgous work on tho south side OF called tho South
Wall which extends from tho front OF Rings End the
lighthouse hrce miles II s formed OF large blocks OF
crampsn
IN our own country and in our own time the providing
Of proper wharves quays for the shipping has attracted
much attention, and commanded the abilities OF the
practical minds In all sections OF tho country devoted
principally 10 commercial pursuits.
Many years since pier built In New Haven Con-
nectcat and has proved Of essential benefit 10 the city
In Boston, ono Of most successful competitors for
commercial greatness and rival OF retensons
several ~harves that may well be ranked among the
best structures of this description in the world. The
following IS very bfsr description OF them -.
Long wharf s one thousand hundred and thirty
two feet long and two hundred and two feet wide at tho
end there arc seventy hve stoses on IT, It was CON-
Central wharf begun In 1877 is ono thousand three
hundred and forty feet long, and has nftyfour stores
India wharf was begun in 1908 has thirty stores
on II. under which are boxed cellars, with which the
others are also provided.
These piers justly the pride Of the city, and
source OF profit to the enerprsng proprieors But had
they yielded 10 the projectors little or income, SIN
their effect upon the grow prosperity and value OF the
city would have been known and admitted aud would
have richly repaid tho outlay incident 70 their consruc
In Albany, 1926 pier completed of about four
thousand three handrod feet In length eighty feet In
sra S o 81 s Ssn o
tas anrea Of about thirytwo acrcs. Previous 10 the
building Of this pier vas unsafe and indeed dangerous
for any vessel 70 bc laid ct Albany for the winter
everything ~ thsssreaha.
water While the cilies OF 6swego, Dunkirk Van Burcn
Aarbor Michigan City, With Kingston, Montreal, Quebec,
md other cities In Tho British provinces in respect 10 tho
care bestowed upon tho respective harbrs by the mun
Opal authorities, and the anxiety manHestcd 10 afford
every desirable facility 70 the commercial advantage OF
their respective cities insgnihcant though they D. 10
Comparison with this city, yet far excel US In tho carac
ter Of their mArno structures designed for the protection
THIS shoaiG Dos be-, the the sp rss city On this continent
both in point OF population and In commercial greatness
should not be the last in providing adequate means Of
anording much needed protection the interest 70
which Il Is indebted for It's pre- emnence
Your committee clearly OF opinion that no more
wooden piers should be constructed. wise economy,
apart from ohor equally grave considerations should in
huence this Common Council In dealing with subject Of
ss sons oas e
cost much more 70 build them originally than would be
Ss sa o
OF dollars annually now expended IN repas and the fact
thai no impeachment win be placed IN the way Of the safe
Of the waters surrounding the city by tbe
creo or dcpostg formed around the oaus
cd by the decay ing pes tbcrs and collapsed blocks or
their cOnsrac,ion- viii sopYDN the Hos fsePsal .hs,
q coEsfnuanoe Of tho pfsseht system not only short
sghted and impoIit'c but actually criminal
benefit would result by sxtcAdng the outlet Of the sevc
from the slips basins between Inc sewers
oaeY sns o the NEE usrs By this menus the
nth Of strreis combining within Itself every descrp
ton Of animal and vegetable refuse 'nd every other o.
fensive thing that The and occupants of budings
stores cellars &C. desire u get rid Of will be carried out
In the strong current ,ieway d the rivers and be
enectuay disposed o. without detrneni either to the
basins. This mixture OF animal and vegetable abom
nations S.d s s S% the he . ,,os 9ssr i've ns
into tho docks. slips and pierways, where
portions Of H. by It's own ravi are precpiiaie9 70 the
quirlng dredging 10 keep their depth sufficient
70 Goat small vessels; while other portions remain
wassF Il thc sips and basins exposed the heat Of
summer the scorchnE rays Of the sun and exhaltnga
malaria hat engender diPcase In all who are obliged -
rsneedy FOR thess evils only TO be found In the
srucion " stone piers through which tho sewers can
d. % whsvs the piers arc of wood and, 10 ssasrany
the case, built upon piles. 4eaa
Your committee pf6poSe that, whenever shall become
necessaxy Fsbuh Of The present pes or conssuct
kxsw one the material used shall be Of stone, and that
such psr % 70 built rebuilt, shall bc constructed
in the uoel substantal, durable and workuanke man
nsr and bs q such dnasnsions and form o shall com.
mend tAsneelves The Street Commissonss upcu oon
suit~ton With the bsst engineering talent DO ooAsned
10 this eodntsy. hey also propose keeping 70 vcw tns
fact bas q no very stant day The protest OF sscon
paassng the entire city, the major part of y, with
stone bukhead be connected with the sland - was
nrrsHd Is the wear 1879 win be revived and carried 10
al termination and that the stoLe piers here
ater 70 be built be arranged 70 bo used a. auxilia
ries 70 that great work. #4M.l -.
hey further propose 70 order the construction
OF two stone persone the East river and one In the
North ryer-wiih view ot practically testing their "a
vantages and Of ascetsnng by actual experence the
coat Of such undertaking. order 70 apply the niofma
ton thus obtained by practice 70 the theory OF snps
tung ptnne lieu Of wood In the construction VI all
| piers hereA 10 be built by the city.
The following resolutions are therefore respectfully re-
commended for your adoption = .,a =. !.