New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-25
that the city wa. charged for 1920 feet alleged to have

Ansrer reported 10 me" PER NO =, E1S' & 'iace
for 2l5 feet cnghNays and 10 feet IN W,'tu tne I
has been entirely removed an@ has been
placed f6ur-uch plank as sheatlnE on Sosnct Ia Ia -
The pier patch - feet leng'hWays anu lcet VIZ" ~
four-iIch plank; the OlLct I', ,et ioni make
from two 20 four feet VIDE ana seven Ieet lot Ao
tic total number Of iset u,ed aDont ge months No
- tnap 011 feet OF lumber used upon Pier No 4,
East Rlver While your records snGw nr We cry va"
45srer-" Pier No. T. East RyerOnehalf Of this pier
uatccd n 70 places, with three and fOurlnch PLANK am
i2inch timber placed underneath rs sringers Will Wilt
would ueoes~iate the removing OF the DOCK mc"'"'V
7Erd C6a1ge PIER No g. Fast River, the inspec
ton showed not more than GOO feet OF luilDe "
been used-but the city charged for IL ieo hos
AnSrcr Pier No. 3, East Rycr-l ma tl's III bogn
and seacd with threench plank the top OF the iGu
inch plank thus making the d6cs SSE bo has charge Of
the pier, says he ON the pier nSst e lad done
men we're at work, and showed t iI %i and nlinE
Fa,r Cb6roe-" on Pier No G. East River the inspee-
ton showed not over f 0S IgG f,e cf Of GmSer
va ,e,yyey Pier No g. East Riyer-Nearly the whole OF
TINS per mas 9e different places where the pier
ha, been patched. The WhaThigcr OF nc pITr, anu
Ecaa baen done There has been ranging tmbers
mt in and great deal Of work done under the deck
bere he nicr had settled and the timbers have been
blocked up in many places. The old timber must nave
tber fTrisbed and old timber relaid together on this
pier the total Of work done Is tJ49 Ieel
mud the quantity Of timber put IN TINS Woh W NC
fully up to the amount charged the Department ,.o
Rth Charge" On Pier No East hlVer, te imSit iG
ton showed more than 1000 feet 10 nave DetH a'
while your records show that Tie city was ehub'u o'
Sns,rer" Pier No T. East Rivcr-This pier has been
patched I'm So different places the OLD deck taken up sn
three and four-nch plank put IN ITS place me dcck ~
this per is now in fair condition. ana nhu I'-io oo'
SiII6 GhGrGsE On pier No - East River the inspee-
ton showed more than 1850 feet 10 nave peeh uScu'
While the city cBafSci LOT $500 4'ct'
Answer -"Pier No. r. East RyerOne half OF this pier
belongs the city, and is now In splendid eohdon, anu
the way the pie has been repaired 50 as hot 70 lheele
with the working OF the per must ns NAVE NAVE th AZ YORK;
and they working under great DISADVANTAGES dr.
the pier was crowded win Trucks anu @ m , on
"Mr ~ Briggs. lessee OF the pier VINO mas an once ON
the pier says that before you sent men 10 WORK on he
pier he would not sign his lease or pay any rem LOT Wy
pier, it was entirely unft Tor use ana tn9t ne oUim
hot put 20 tuns freight the pier and that he now
considers It to be IN good cohdloI nc sayS te d t
careful Of the PLANK as cOuu DC Wsvu n,u lu.
no plank where they were not needed ana at ING per
all broken down. and IN many PAGES tne llanh WIS
LAID three OF four theknesScs ana that tHee - CV
plant about the work not beng DONE mat u Is UNJUST rs
the did the best they could under the circumstances
and that II the work was being dOne TOT nun ne mo 10
perfectly satisfied measured 42220 feet OF timber anu
plank that had been put on TINS per 3y your @ me-
as having been laid during the year ehIlhg July i@9
SereiM Chrrgc-"On Pier No. 49, East River. the III
specon showed that 1900 feet and no more had been
used, while the city was charged for 25,gO2 feet
Ansirer-"Pier No. % East Riyer-Thls pier was In
very bad condition and it must have taken great deal
of labor to put il IN AS good repair 1t H. In ono
Mace surface OF 80 feet in length and Il feet in width
has been covered with threeinch plank; in another
Mace Tor 100 feet in length and p feet in width three
inch plank has been laid on the ranging tmbers TINS mas
been sheated for 90 feet in length and p in width
with f0urnch plank Another spot Is feet in length and
% width. has been patched with fourlnch pl9k In
engthways Of the pier and % feet in width plank three
inches thick The old backingpiece has been replaced
for ~ neal feet with new timber II Inches square max
ing the total number Of feet used 25,1J The per has
been raised and eveled up with old plank formerly the
deck OF the pier laid upon the rangers which Is as econ
omieal arrangement could possibly be wished The
captain OF steamboat lying at the pier told me he was
greatly pleased with the the work had been done,
and that under obligations for the facilities az
forded work his boat While The per was Delhs re-
ES1n Charge" On Pier No. 30, East River used
dumping board inspection showed that $500 feet at
most used, while the city was charged 427 feet
AnSper-" Pier No 80 East River-rlns pier Ia used as
dumping board upon which most Of the work has been
done The run 81 feet long aud 20 feet wide The plat
form is "a feet in length and 30 feet width The whole
of te PLATFORM ana feet in length OF the has been
sheahed with threeinch plank, making the number OF
Einm CiarGe-"On Pier No. 81, East River used as
dumping board. the inspection showed not more thah
$500 feet OF lumber 20 have been used While the city was
4nsTcr-" Dumping board on Pier No. 81 East River
The surface of the run in length and 10 In width.
and platform Of the dump % feet IN length and 20
feet in width has been covered WIN thteednch pahk
from the Of the board to the bukhead The per has
been patched in several places IN all IL feet In width and
seven in length thfeench plank making the whole
TENN Chargs~" On pier No 40 East River the inspec
ton showed not 1000 feet Of lumber to have been
used while the city was charged for 1858 feet"
Anstrer-" Pier 10. 40 East RyeT-The block on the
outer end Of this pier is completely gone to low water
am informed by the capt OF one Of the market boats
that this was planked with fourneh plank The pier
has been patched and repateed from tLree 10 seven
uches In thieknessn all about 1000 feet OF plank and
timber OF which has been used on the inner por-
Eierenn Charge" On Pier No 40. East River the in
spection showed feet at most 10 have been Laid
while the city was charged for g. 41 feet;
AnsUer.-" Pier No. 43, East River-Upon examining
this pier find that the whole pier has been patched ana
repaired places the outer portion for about 30 feet from
rho end is In very bad condition now the logs In the block
beng all rOtted away, ana one SIDE broken down iOund
the quantity OF timber used on this pier TO be as charged
T,cedi CharGc-' On Pier No. &C. East River, the IN
spection showed not than 1850 feet to have been
laid, while 6,OO9 feet were charged 10 the city"
Ansrer" Pier No. &C. East Rlver-Tms pier Is now In
moved ana replaced with fOurinch plank and IN many
places threench plank have been ald upon inc iouTlnc
plank thus making a deck seven inches i'll thickness
OF the Harbo Masters on the pier ana ne showed
what had been done ana was much pleased WIN me
1881 feet OF timber"
Fourteenth Charqe Pier No 81. East River. 1000
feet at shown by the Inspector 70 have boon
Land while 1877 feet have been charged and paid for
belongs 10 the Corporation find that IN place &C
feet in length 20 feet in width threeDch plank have
i'm length aud IA feet in width covered with tnreeinch
plank In still another place is space ls feet long and
portion OF the pier surface 90 feet ia length and 10
feet IN width, covered with fOurlneh plank, making the
total number OF feet used. 1892
Fifteenth Charge" On Pier foot OF fwentysixth ST.,
East River 1850 feet were charged and paid FOR while
appears from inspection that not more than COCO feet
were used"
ApspeT-" On the Pier at the foot OF Twenysxth-st,
East River-The stll work this pier, and
measured only what they had Completed they lay
ing the plank In first course OF fournch
plank laid crossways Of the pier upon the top OF this
they lay thIeeinch plank lengthways OF the pier as
sheathng. The cr0sscaps have been pieeed ont with
timber inches square, fore and aft caps ranging
timbers and have been laid ana three new
mooring posts up This pier in bad condition,
and Is good repair find the work charged for as
being done prior TO July entirely correct"
Sixteenth Chdr0e.On the dumping board oot OF Fifth
East River not 1850 feet appear 20 have been
laid, while ,03s feet were charged and paid for"
AnsWer-" Pier at foot Of Fthst East River-Most OF
the work on tins pier has been done on the dumping
board / informed by Police Officer II. n Warren OF