New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-01


Board shall have power to enter upon and take posses
sion OF any such wharyes. piers. bulkheads, slips OF
TO take from said Board a lease OF the Same for the
shortest term and to perform the matters re4nredd
| in and about the same, and take the
wharfage ana other profits Of said property during such
Board shall have power to make leases Of such property
TO sneh bidder for such term, After inc ~ al
slch lease the said property shan revert " 'o
SEC Z. The Board hereby created shall have power
spect of any person or persons cleaning streets in either
OF said ctes to order said wharves PIERS, an1 punk
heads of which Board has such "
clean and free from all DISTINCTIONS ana from az Wy
or offensive matter and to order the snPS nphoada
to be dredged Said Board shall have power
to fix and regulate the rates ot zoe sSarSe II
paid, or collected OF or from vessels lneI,
chandse passengers at upon ana dVr bS & Section
Of this act and shall give public ana aqua n41Uo
thereof and may change notice. eS AND pnSey as to such
change OF and the rates so hxed ny sa1 B9aru
but the existing Of wharfage on canal boats barge
and lighters shall not be Increased sara BOard Inly
institute and maintain any suit or proceeding ana appy
for and have granted and sustained any maDdanus or
Injunction which shall be reasonably appropriate ana
act and for seeming copies Of the possession or nspec
ton OF any books papers tte ueeus St oa o " nosss
thereof, the enjoyment OF any rights OF tne PosSs
sion Of any part OF tho property mentioned III inc nIIn
section OF this act or for enforcing conformity 10, Ot
performance of any OF its orders ordinances IN Tehpec
OF any OF the property aforesaid the erectons OF
structures now or 10 be made thereon the building,
any OF The same; and said Board is declared proper
party plaintiff In such suit apply for or promote
such mandamus iujunetions, or other proceeding ana
the provisions OF article fifth of title OF chapter nye
part first OF the Revised statutes relative 70 ne u
cessors are hereby extended TO- and in favor Of said
Board, and to all papers, charts. hpS 99cuineiIs, s
titles deeds and copies thereof 10 when TINS act eNes
or relates and said Board may reasonably delnana.
The said Board shall have the power 10
control OF ali regular steamboat lines, steam
ship lines. ferries, and al KINGS Oh sup
ping which require a special location. But nothing IN
this act shall be construed giving the Board any
authority Interfere with the rights OF the canal Doas
under existing laws. to the exclusive use OF eerta
wharves and piers, and the waters adjacent there1o on
the East River, In the city OF New iork, snn pVar
shall have power to order any hlng OF any grouhds OF
waters being part OF the aforesaid property under s
control when shall deem proper and necessary sala
Board shall have power to ordan Impose ana eoee es
for disobedence TO- or noncompliance Win any OF Jus
orders ordinances by any person whatever whose uuy
IL 4, 10 obey or comply with the same
sec provides that all fines, rents, and other moneys
received account Of leases OF the warVes sha pe re-
garded received for the benefit OF me ess Oh NeM
York and Brooklyn; that the Board shall nave the
authority to collect all rents and dues upon all leases anu
gives the Board power to alter its bylaws %
provides for the authorization Oh the action Oi
sgC H. Immediately after the members Of the Board
created by this act shall have taken tho said oah OF
Office they shall meet and organize as Board OF Maryes
and Piers Ivy eecng one or sad Board, not OSing 5au
Controller, or either OF said Mayors, TO be president
thereof aud by appointing proper 10 ne @
thereof aud proper person to be secretary neteO Inc
elected By Board from the members thereof with the
foregoing exceptions, at such time as may be appointed
by the Bylaws The Treasurer Secretary ana all other
agents officers, counsel attorney, aud all other persons
appointed by said Board, may be removed, and sue,
cesor OF appointed at the pleasure Of said
Board The said Board may appoint one person as
counsel and person attorney Of said Board aud an
officer the superintendent OF Wharyes aud
Piers whose principal sphere OF duty shall he ~ the City
Of NewYOr, aud also officer whose principal sphere
OF duty shall In City OF Brooklyn who shall be
called Assistant superintendent OF Wharyes ana Piers
and also such other officers agents clerks ana employees
fba ri ma npgH
Board 20 execute the provisions OF TINS Act ana may
fix tho salaries and prescribe the duties OF an sheh
persons so appaintCa, but the salary OF said
counsel shall not exceed $4,000 per annum; and
81 said attorney. $lOOO annun and OF said Treas
ureT $500 per Hnnum and Of said Secretary $500 per
and OF said superintendent s450O per annuni
and 81 sand Assistant superintendent 5000 per anuum.
The said President shall receive salary OF gOt more than
$3.50 per annum and shall devote his whole time 10 the
duties Of such office and said PRESIDENT ana all tho
officers and employees Of said Board shall remain In
ONCE until the election appointments Of successor.
The said Board may rent such Offices az not more thah
the expense Of &25OO per annum and furnish the same
Tor TIC proper o. the duties 81 d BoatM
discharge Of such duties but the yearly eXpendi-
aud of said Board for such salaries, rent
and other purposes aforesaid shall not exceed. IN the
sec n details the duties o. the officers Of ge Board
- relates TO the preparation Of the annual report
90 the Governor.
the Mayors and Controller aforesaid who shall accept or
hold any political or municipal once or who suali DC
nominated any office. and shall not within ten days
after knowledge thereof publicly decline such nomina-
ton shall be deemed thereby 10 have vacated his mem
M any time bs removed from office by the Governor u
dor The provisions OF law relative 20 the removal Of
sherfs from Office which hereby extended To relate
To said menDers And all the provisions Of section p OF
6s REMOVAL Of sad members as II said section We're re-
peaed herein. Any OF said members may be publicly
or transactions " said Board, upon the applica-
ton Of any two citizens OF New-fork or
Brooklyn made any Judge Of the Supreme Court Such
Judge shall order such examination TO be had In open
Court and compel the attendance OF the members TO DC
40 examined by order All the evidence and testimony
taken on such examination shall be under oath, and DO
reduced TO writing aud be He'd with the Clerk OF the City
specton Any person may give evidence during the pro-
grcss OF such examination pertinent To the subject
thereof, which evidence shall be taken under OATH
duced 10 writing and flied with, and as part OF, such
SIC Is. The Board OF Supervisors OF the County OF
NewYork and the Board Of Supervisors OF the County Of
Kings, SHALL the year 1868, and thereafter
raise by at the time OF their respective annual tax
levy, such shall be certified 20 them by tho Board
hereby created 10 be eqmtaby due from each Of said
Counties respectively for s share OF the annual expenses
OF this Board ind such when so raised shall be paid
by the officers collecting the same into the hands OF the
Treasurer OF this Board to be by him dsbursed for such
expenses Tho said may borrow the credit OF this
act aud Of the funds TO By raised Hereunder. such
amounts as may, M the opinion OF said Board DO reason
ably necessary and proper TO enable IL 70 discharge It's
duties and defray s expenses hereby authorized up
tho time when me requisite funds can DC reaLed Ior
said Board from the taxation herein provided for and au
OF this Act and the funds to be raised hereunder such
amounts as shall be necessary to pay the essees men
toned In Section OF this Act the at which |
the unexplred terms OF their said leases may DO
estimated by said Commissioners OF Estimate and such
moneys 50 borrowed with legal interest, shall DO
charge upon, and shall be repaid by the said cities IN
the proportion to be determined by said Board and the
lected In and with the subsequent annual tax levied by
the Supervisors OF said counties respectively, In their
respective counties and shall DO paid by the officers col
lecting the same when raised 20 the Treasurer OF this
Board, who shall repay such loans therefrom TO the
parties entitled to the same And said Board may
money as herein authorized under lts seal and |
est at the rate OF more than cent and pay
able NJ ume not more than eighteen months rom the