New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-11
NsRiTNG OF THE EAST RIVER IAPho'h-
KENT ASSOCIATIONS

A yneet,np Of the East River improvement
association was held AZ Room No. is cooper
,.st evening James r. Taylor esq., pie'iule hu,
n M Barnum acting Secretary Inc P't i.. 80,
se.. ~ A the reception Of report OF coihnn -.
painted 20 investigate and obtain facts III IeHuVn
number of steamers ana siink so rsnor, after
,sropsh Hell Gate within given time The report el,.i
..oS .,ySfa iacts already published continues s. iC
% The sailing vessels 10 addition to the rsk wen
Sa. b 1CgEsSS &ss az charges pse
nysee etc This together With the fact that numbers
:! .a:% ss s.T SEsn SSoad otseTS.s
;1s;sy e ,S q w rC eastward Lieut.
s n, cG 4sbSt o @st :urvsy fsS q is
that very AsEfSs e %ssS
;ne onary navigation OF Hell Gate, VIII not be disputed
when il Is remembered that very large portion OF Inc
s S SSSi RTer pass this route and that It 10 the h6ury
resort Of steamboats, crowded with Snd
quote further from Mr. DAVIS report regarding the da Ss
sers to sailing vessels passing through Hell Gate ana sS
also quote his argument for the improvements as
Of increased facilities for naval defense ID tne 6nr
tsates s we're boeSsaea in the harbor Of New,Y
which could not have been the case u the e 1tred TO
sage had been open. Commodore Decatur ,Sst the
carry his squadron through but with such te~wards
attempt with frigate made Only once %ecessty
The remainder Of the quotation from Lieut. ~ he
pert consists Of statements relating 70 those dangers.
mia a
and other facts which have recently OeeT a Sommtee
.Io onote the following statement in the report OF ey
tsnapt Commandng David d. Porter United STATES N ~
atea Oct 30 ls4s: place where the interests vi
many are al stake, the want OF etehton " % No one
fion m Hell cate appears like cupable neglect 40 on
can form an idea Of the number of yesses nat ~
shore during the Of month Fifty went on sU1
during the period was occupednhere tTS e
many OF them were much injured" Inc Coh l.
note at length from the Hsrbor Commissioners
ynu an TENDED statement ofthe dangers ana preent
udon Of Hell Gate and asserting that II was the duty
of The General Governmet 10 take some furthef action
ard remedying the serious distractions 10 navgauOn
ar the General Government fail to do So that the sla
should certainly In the affair from Just regard "
the lives and property Of IT'S citizens Inc IePSSw W.,
signed Inv T. r. Rowland Henry Steers, ana Il. r. WI
Ssms Gonmittee Addresses followed the report by
Messrs r f. Rowland, esq., r. W: Lowber esq, ana Gen
IN Barnum on motion Committee consisting .
Gen. T. n Bsrnum, Tbos. r. Rowland, esq, MI Z, +
Wnlams and Mr.. Henry Steers, were appointed 20 PIE
pare new memorial and circulate the same lor sigma
lures on the subject OF the East River Improvements
mass meeting was announced to be held In Nnet Oper
House Brooklyn, this evening, Mr.. James sinlth wa
elected 20 M vacancy in the Council, and the meetn
adjourned Under the auspices OF the East River ass
citation mass meeting Will be held THE evening az WI
let's Opera House. corner OF Dvsl0nave ahu %
Brookiyn, r. d.. at which Mayor kabheiscb is eApecte
preside.