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


follows:
An ACT to crest. Hnrbor District and Board Of whaT and Piers
The Peop Of e state Of Netc York represented in Senate
and assembly, do enact as tOHOws: -
SECTION The cities OF New. YORK ana broohyn s W
constitute and they hereby united into dstrct, 10
he known the Harbor District OF the state OF New
York - 49,. IT,,
Tor Johnston, Samuel Sloan, Jeremiah T. Robinson john
5. Williams. David bows Seymour l.. Hustled; Francis
" g. Bellows, Cornelius X. Garrison, George NJ Gear
man. Ambrose SNOW, the Mayor 0f the CITY OF Sew 0ik
the Mayor of the city Of Brooklyn and the Controller
OF the City OF NewIork for the time being ano le sue
cessors OF such persons shall constitute board 20 be
known and denominated "The Board OF Wheryes ana
Piers" Each OF SAID persons except the SAID Mayors
and Controller shall hold his Office until removed ms
hereinafter provided Three members OF SAID Board
shall be residents 81 the City OF Brooklyn. Any seven
members OF said Board shall constitute quorum. NJ any
meeting Of said Board for the transaction on business
No member OF said Board except the President thereof
under this Act immediately after the passage OF TINS
Act the said persons above named shall take the oath
State and shah file the Same In the Office OF the secretary
OF state and thcreupun they shall seyeray DO members
of the said Board and the powers and authority
and perform the duties OF said Board AS dehhed III ths
SEC O. The said Board is hereby invested with the
elusive government regulation and control OF the follow
ing property In said district VIZ; she whatVes; piers
and the waters adjacent thereto and all the lands De
tween high and low water mark and four hundred feet
beyond said low mark IN the city or NoW-1 OH
and OF the Ike property owned by the Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen Of the city OF Brooklyn The Board hereby
created shall have power in respect OF all suc property
Ito prescribe the plan, form aud manner OF cOnstruc
ton OF all whsrves, piers bulkheads basins ana sRs
and the superstruCturcs thereon, 70 DO built or rebuilt
TO order any of such wharves piers, bulkheads
and supersructures % be repaired, maintained strength
basins slips and waters adjacent thereto, 20 be
drcdged. 3To regulate the use Oi all such property ana
the waters adjacent thereto To lease all such property
belonging 10 the Corporation Of either OF said cities AZ
public auction upon condition that the iessees snail erect
thereon such structures the said board may prescribe
All the power and authority over ana concerning sush
property which now belongs 10 or exists ~ or can DC
Aldermen ana CGmmonaliy or common I1u.eI Oh tho
City OF New York OF the Mayor aud Board OF Aldermen
department Of any all Of Them Or ~ either or bOth
OF said cities, aud all Ike power that belongs 10 the Zap
inlssoners Of Pilots or any other board OF ohcer wh
said district or any part thereof Il hereby Transferred
departments aud corporations and vested in the Board
created by this act But nothing In this act contained
Metropolitan Police the Metropolitan Board Of Health.
the Metropolitan Firc Department the Health ohcers
the Quarantine Commissioners or the rights Of William
Beard or others under chapters $50 and so OF the Laws
81 the Lave ~ 1867 private wharves and piers IN the
CITY Of Brooklyn, or the ngnts OF the owners thereof
SIC: 4. So much Of said property as Is now owned by
New.York OF by tine Mayor and Board OF Aldermen of
the city OF brooklyn tho Board hereby sTea'Sd shan
tho same control over M the owners thereof
the rents OF such part thereof leased and en-
force the port OF such owners, all ihe covenants in
any leases thereof Aud all Of such property 10 owned as
nnder lease the Board hereby created shall proceed 20
lease at public auction 90 the highest bidder Offering ade
quate security for the fumout OF the covenants Of his
lease for the term Of ten years, 10 liked rent with the
privilege Of renewal thereof for the further term OF ten
years at rent 10 DC fixed By appraisement immediately
after the first term IN the manner 10 be ordained by said
Board and with the privilege OF second renewal. not
appruisemeut Immediately after the fret renewal, In the
Notice Of the place, day and hour Of such
auction shall De given BY said Board, by publication
every day for three weeks next before such auction In
two daily newspapers published IN the oy Of New-iork
and daily newspaper published IA the city OF Brooklyn
said Board shall execute BY their President aud Treas
uTer and with their SEAL all such leases and may enter
Of this act and the ordinances OF said Board Said leases
shall contain covenants the part OF the essees 20 erect
and maintain, the leased premises all such wharves
PIERS, bulkheads ana structures as SAID Board shall
order OF the form, style and material 10 be prescribed
by SAID Board ~ plans ana 70 DO SGT forth IN
said notice aud leases whenever any OF said leases or
the first renewal thereof expires and the original lessee
who shall have erected any structure upon the leased
property by the direction OF said Board shall not elect 10
take renewal thereof then said property shall be leased
for the renewal term, at public auction as aforesaid
and such new lessee shall DC required by covenants
In his lease TO pay to the preceding lessee
be had IN the designated by said Board, be de-
cded 10 be the value or the said structure at the time OF
may be- and at the expiration OF the second renewal tho
lessee shall Ia Ike manner be paid for the improvements
the property Said Board shall have power 70 make,
DEVISE execute and enforce all 6uch orders ana ord-
covenants and spulaons as may be necessary
90 make all the foregoing provisions eectua and carry
out the provisions OF tins Act and said Board shall have
power to make all such orders and ordinances relative 10
the erection, use maintenance and structures OF and
upon said property OF which jurisdiction IL so gwen 10
said Board IL may deem necessary and 10 provide for all
violations thereof and shall have power 10 annul any
such lease and reGnter and take possession OF such
leased property for violation by any lessee essees Of
any such order or ordinance, or OF any OF the
power whenever ~ their judgment II may be necessary
10 remove any wharf pier other structure owned by
said Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty OF the City OF
Eew-YOrk, or, by the Mayor and Board OF Aldermen
Of the City OF Brooklyn which shall not be leased to any
person. aud shall have power whenever IL may in their
Judgment be necessary TO terminate tho lease Of any such
property owned as Aforesaid by either OF said cities which
Court notice Of ten days 10 the lessee for the APP
pOnment OF three Commissioners 10 estimate the value
OF the then unexpred term OF such lease snch Commits
soners shall then be summarly appointed by said Court
and shall proceed 70 make such estimate and report tho
same TO said Court and ten days notice OF ap-
given 10 said lessee, who may appear and 90
ject TO the same and the Court may confirm said
report order the said Commissioners 10 make aurther
estimate and report, and may confirm such further re-
port and upon the confirmation by said Court OF the re-
port made by SAID Commissioners, the said Board shall
borrow In the hereinafter provided, the moneys
necessary 10 pay such lessee tho amount estimated In
such confirmed report 20 be due such lessee for the value
OF such uheKpred term and shall pay such amount
said lessee. And the said Board shall have power
order any OF any part Of such property owned by
either Of said cities Aforesaid TO repair maintain and
strengthen any part OF such property during the term Of
any lease thereof
SIC s. SAID Board shall have power TO prescribe
tho plan, form and manner OF construction OF
any and all such piers, wharves and bulk
in said dstriet Of which said Board has Jurisdiction
as Aforesaid hereafter 10 be built or rebuilt, and
FORM plan and material OF any kupersructure for proec
ton against the weather on suoh piers and bukheads;
but the material Of which such piers, wharyes bulk
heads TO be built rebuilt and the necessity for the
erection Of such supersrucre for protection against the
weather shall DO left 70 the election OF the owners And
the said Board shall have power TO order any existing
wharf per or bukhead owned by any private person
corporation Of which IL has such Jurisdiction TO be al
tered, strengthened maintained repaired or rebuilt
cordngto suo plan and In such manner and FORM and
within such time as sald Board shall deem necessary 10
carry out the objects OF this ac first giving suoh
an opportunity be heard before said Board IN relation
such Order and said Board shall have power 10 regulate
tho us6 OF all such wharyes piers and bulkheads, Of
which has such Jurisdiction, aud the slips between tho
same and the waters adjacent thereto.
SEC in case the owners OF any such wharyes piers
basins bukheads slips owned by any private persons
corporations which said Board has iurgdo