The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-13

A Committee to Walt Upon the senate COM
Bnttee To-Day, &c.
meeting composed Of a largo number OF ship and
wharf held yesterday afternoon at the once
osthe Knckerbocker Ice Company, In Canal street, in
accordance with q call which had basn circulated among
the representatives Of those Interests for the purpose Of
making such representations before he Senate commit
10 which meets at tho Govsrnors Room, City Hail. 10
day. q twelve O'Clock, noon. might favorabiy Affect
the increasing OF the cities Of New York
and Brooklyn. This Senate committee was appointed
at the session Of the Legislature for the purpose
nquirang into the condition OF the PIERS wharves bulk
and a. 70 their ownership rates Of wharfage charged for
tho use Of the same and ~ TO such Other matters
might seem relevant TO the matter report the
session OF the Legislature and Is composed Of Mcss
Pierson, Low, Gibson, In Bau. stanford ana Murphy
The meeting was called TO order, and Mr. strsnahan.
Secretary The Chairman s,a.sd that i was thought i'd
visible 70 take some action In regard TO obtain.
ss p 'sSn 20 Sass q that
occupy and cover wharves whsre their business
extensive enough % warrant t. % proecs pas.
steamboat companies who now occupy wharve and
bukheads 10 contrsventicn to law may have their prv
thought mako such before the Senate
committee, which s about 70 meet ~ would put the
Of he ci.ies o Of New York and BrooRyu ucrsaspS
and unless provision n made 20 meet the emergency
ssross losses would BE- incurrs He thoushs shst he
be BY appointing committee, into whose hands the
whole matter should be placed. q slIf1.s ~
Mr. OSCAR CoLB thought that the various IN.
teress should be represented that committee 50 a.
70 give more information and help They almost
despared last year He made the effort many times be-
Fore they DID earnestly and sincerely year and he
had almost despalred Of intelligent Legislation that win
give to New York what needed In tho way Of wharf
that they thought that IL they TO the egiss
lature again u would be simply with their wharf
interests leaving everything else 10 for itself Now
mart of fha ri
GEMS Association Committee should arouse our
citizens to point whore general legislation can
general legislation. II they could not do this then The
interest IN wharfage must ask for moderate increase
wharves for their steamships barqes and canal boats
must ask for 1t, and sskug in moderation 10 will be
granted and Of the railway and other neress They
should not conne themselves TO any particular OF
the question until Il has developed Itself fully
Mr. LEONARD suggested that the committee should be
mado acquainted with tbs pier accommodations provided
by the wharves Of New York. and II they went TO work
right 10 tho matter they could make the committee IN.
dersand what needed and how far this thing might
DO brought about There were many schemes Some
for iron perr and granite bkheads and chan
mel around the city, Ac and 80 many vews enter
tained that nothing really was accomplished.
After some further discussion II was moved and car.
ried that committee OF i've be appointed by the Chair
10 take charge Of the whole matter with power to add
The CHAm appointed Messrs. Raymond, Leonard, Mur.
ray, Smith and Horton o. mbeTs OF the COMMITTEE
sftr which u was voted that Mr. stronahan act i
Il then suggested that as many Of those present
were unarquaned with the action which had been taken
by the Association last year, the Chairman should OK
plain the provisions Of the bill which they attempted
TO have passed through the Legislature but which on
countered 10 much opposition from the harbor masters
and Others as TO become failure, when Mr. sronahan
gave the following
HIsroRy or rrr pIfa-
The bin that we framed and took with us 70 the Lers.
ature aimed nrst at moderate increase Of wharfage
which did not exceed however the increase beyond
dollar per day on the arRest vessel which into IN
port That was Sufficient, we thought, for the.S ob.
owners, and glad 20 nnd that there ynmshspe
lection 70 H. The next question that vessels the
We wished 70 give the owners OF 4 and 10 make
right 10 build structures ovcr.slr piers a. would
such an exclusive use oler business Without
enable them 70 do.vesscls Again u was found
interference from trap river steamers somewhat
mat orr regular OF the bargcs that run upon the
w Wren s V got through I had i be
railway 81 hsd fovupdabie combination against and
.s sn failed So ~ asked thst COMMITTEES Of the
senate he formed iosk into these questions and that
roYn rnittee uneets here Nmorrow.