The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-29
THE NEW BARGE OFFICE.

Meeting Of the Joint Committee Of Council
the New Barge Once for Revenue Ser
vice-A Favorable Report, &c.
A meeting Of the Joint Committee OF tho Common
Counclmen and Board Of Aldermen was held yesterday
in the rooms Of the latter for the purpose OF taking
consideration the proprety Of complying with the 70
quest Of the United States government 10 sell II the
eastern extremity Of the Battery enlargement 225
feet in length and 225 feet in widhfor United states
barge Office place suitable for the LANDING OF revenue
and other government boats.
THE ACT or ASSEMBLY.
communication dated November IL was addressed
by the Mayor to the Common Council, stating that the
present barge office s not only unit for the which
II IL applied but is discredt TO the and to
the great commercial accommoda
The application had been made 70 The Mayor for this site
and the Surveyor OF the PORT representing the govern
ment in this particular matter prepared and sent TO him.
Tor submission 10 the Common Council, a map OF that
portion Of the Battery extension for which application
was made. draft OF preamble and resolution which
mitted by the Mayor body This paper alluded
TO the act passed by the Legislature April 90 1885,
cedc and grant 70 the United States Of America on such
terms as agreed that portion OF the Battery enlarge
ment-the eastern e1irsmty-wth the right Of way Of
seventy0ve feet In front Of the Battery. II further
stated In the act ba the said grant and conveyance be
made for such compensation or consideration and upon
and between the Mayor and the Comptroller Of said city
and the proper United States authorities"
THE COMMITTEE.
The joint committee appointed to consider this matter
was composed Of Aldermen McGnnis, varnum and
Ryers and Councilman Mackay, Haoran and Costello.
or these Messrs. McGinns vamum Ryers and Hal.
loran accompanied by Mr. Abraham Waterman Sur.
veyor OF the Port and Assistant Surveyor Benedict ex.
amined tho locality Ia the revenue cutter Uno.
THE PROPOSED BUILDING
The projected barge ONCE Is 20 be sixty square and
three stories high, surmounted by cupoa and lantern
The building will probably be OF brick with granite
braces, with dressings 10 the windows and doors The
lower floor will be devoted 10 the reception OF cabin PAS
sengcrs and the general business Of the oce will be
transacted In the second and third storieG II proposed
TO have the wharf covered that when the cabin pas
scngers baggage Ia landed from the steamships Il win
be properly protected from tho weather There will
be suitable rooms In the basement Of the barge
ONCE for the reception and examination of baggage
The building wip commence after space OF about one
hundred and ty feet from the Staten Island ferry pier
which viii be slip for the boats and cut
terra The building will probably cost t250000 and
about &300, 900 will comprehend tho entire expense
The present wall Is OF granite, built upon rubble foun
dalton, which will DO extended up 70 tho point where
this property they propose 70 grant 10 the government
commences The new wall will be sunk down 10 the
hard earth.
FAVORABLE
The price a. which this piece Of ground win be dis
posed Of viii be merely nominal-about ss-because IL
" at prcscnt but . nusance while the proposed
building viii BIO an ornament 70 the city. The commit
ee will report favorably the project to grant this To-
callty 10 the government n the meeting Of the
Boards and win tx the nominal value at S6