New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-17
WHARvES AND PIERS OF NETWORK.
INVESTIGATION OF THE SENATE COMMITTtR-TniRI
DAYS PROCEEDINGS


The Senate Committee on Piers and Wharves re-
unod It's session yesterday afternoon in the Chamber OF the
Board Councilman The attendance not az large rs on
pre-, day but the shipping railroad Warehouses
steamship interests strongly represented During me
proceedings the real issue between inc CONTINUING
veloped itself v,
W Allen Butler addressed the Committee on behalf OF tho
Board of Harbor Commissioners and Commissioners OF f"s
lie sad that would furnish them with pamphlet containing
the several laws Of tho state relating 10 me lorhoI ne Nlu
10 cn the attention OF the Committee 20 The fact That he STATE
of New York m 10 p never cgsacd With reference TO The
vast property that belongs 10 the state S aohg e o
and East Rivers which until within the past ten years
has becn subject to tLe control OF the city The State
has surrendered the control al INC "hhI..S hlu
seem 10 have no right 20 interfere and suits that have
heen commenced hive been delayed by technical orns
The Legislature has delegated shcleht power 10 'o
Commissioners 20 protect their interests Parties have no moro
rt 10 the exclusive right Of the piers than hoy have 70 the
exclusive right Of Broadway Unless the Legislature ny uey
grant give right they cannot have the exclusive Soh
Every nt commenced b the Commissioners 10 exact the pen
atty Tor encroachmen on the Nnicrilhe ~ H'! lVu '
mol remove the distractions without the expenditure OF 'ns
suns o money md Legislature has never appropriated one
their removal The Legislature gave instructions 70
the Commissioners 20 remove All sunAoh vessels nnu WV
same M the comfy on which they borered Any contractor
who patriotic enough 10 undertake 10 do the worn h no
certainly of receiving his money ,n
bnlhed line The law is continually being violated by great
corporations without souls and without conscencgs y le
law OF roo the Commissioners authorized to direct their
removal and II removed TO remove the same th'ms'Nn
would submit a statement stating where the membranes ana
encroochments exist and respectfully submit tat hcnceior
ward the vast property be poteced ny 'he LetluV
way or another The necessities Of commerce may be yer!
great bn. they should not surrender TO private PARTS . j
which belongs 20 the people me epISi ol t' - with
Whnryes should be under state bond OF public "2h WIN
prompt aud summary power TO protect 'sS PTpnhr"S Com
mis,oncrs of Pilots are appointed H lNo ,l'.l f L.
merce and Board of Undcrwritea lhcl nave 80 i , ~
great work in establishing some important pnncS '"hoec,'
Nth the subject hand 10 was to be- hoped that out OF TINS
one o The committee asked Mr. Butler 10 was the opinion
of me commissioners that the railroads and steamship compa
MICA should have exclusive privileges
Butler replied that they thought there should n gen
cta law that would interfere with the public interests
Mr Henry Hergh President of the society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty 70 Animals, now addressed The committee II.
stated that be Of those uniotunntcs Who was part
owner of four hundred feet Of river 'front.' His Honor e Mayor
informed that this outside property Is M depohmt c"nH
ton. lie is correct foreigner arriving on o~ sA"Ir, Eou
form very poor opinion OF MS rom lhe i"GF,d sun ~
OF that class Of property have little no protection
captain gets permit land his vessel horse and tackle
bore holes all over making the wharf look IKE bee hlc
The, then 20 uuond their cargo lhcy lie not iaAc
away and IN few DAYS the whole cargo Is ON the dock In
lew ays IL settle and then bids You good bye
aud goes down beneath The suce oi The wafer lie WIS m
favor of the city putting Tins IN The mark, Tor sa' II VII
bring price aud The city will get nd OF the vast army
Np David Wcr did not think that The HsIor Commits
soncrs had done their duty lie cited several cases n when
be- charged then With neglect Mr. SHAW one o he counsel
elaborate speech which occupied some uue lie os'nd -
Atlantic Dock Company using some 'c strong enel"fe h'
seemed o think that the railroad steamship ana war
house interests trying 10 drive III The shipping o uc
Long Island and the Jersey side lie cxpancl hc system of
the Company very clearly aud stated that ucIe were Other
PWliisn nelson ir one of de shipping merchants was
strongly i'm ator Of docks such used in Liverpool
and London believed he would the day that tie docks
wond extend East River We had swallowed debt
of q OOuOl and u did To affect AMI be thought
iat If We would cXpcnd s0OO fO The benefit OF commerce
would realize 10 all IN TO years .,, .
Oscar Cole representing the steamship interest stated that
wa the utmost importance 20 the City 81 New YORK uHt
the various steamship lines should have ihc exclusive control o
their docks They generally tell within - hours 81 ue
lime Of arrival and " they DELAYED IN ihc landing OF their
passengers of would uiuo abe Company. They icp
resent "A carving capacity equal o 2 ships Of laD TINS
burden Mr. Cole asked the Chairman SIR licr-On ~ 10 was
their intention another before making thr
port DESTROYS OF preparing statement giving them
some siatist relating 10 the matter
The Chairman informed him that they did not desire 10 take
testimony this issue stake He thought The
subject aud Of considerable dccncy aud ~ n was
complicated md the right Of the state 10 great be thought ~
would require work OF year % investigate A. He
graphing with the question m hulk so they
could form opinion 10 what legislation was necessary As
vet they had proved opinion. GeU. A. ; Dvcn. Wee
President the Erie Railway stated In ben Of the Company
that aboT,d under many difficulties In delivering their
freight this They owned their pcs on the Jerey
side would cicnn, make many o,emcnis but that
would help the matter. nl their freight - delivered n
New York from bnrges In BnA,lO they also owned
their piers which built Of stone with sheds covered
with slate roofs
Mr. johnson Of the Central Railroad Of New Jersey spoke
Of The they subjected 10 by the HnrbOr Com
missioner They bad purchased the right 70 their whHrtes
but were not allowed build and demanding expana
ion the Commissioners simply informed him that 10 lille
gal lie thought the law should be- altered ~ that would not
interfere With the commerce OF the States.
The Committee adjourned 10 meet tomorrow n o'clock boz
the City Hall 40 Bfookyn.