The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-12
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.
A Magnanimous Offer from Peter Cooper-Ths
0fal Mems Request Denied-Fur-
Their Plans Submitted

The Board of Commissioners OF the Department Of
Docks met yesterday in stated session, with the
President, Mr.. John 7. Agnew, in the chair. After
the usual lroutine had been disposed OF Commits
sioner Henry secretary, read the following commu-
nication nom Peter Cooper
No. sLcnnst avenns !
8 EsTLrSkN-rhs subject of proper system of docks
many years ago. a time when he genera. q
By their entire iasSity ana Kind Of
time Occurred 70 me that there was means OF
ms osHxr x SSnis Eve 70 THOUSANDS
ASss ss Would Si's %ps To l'S IL ,
Ssss to our
and would have be.ersd the condition OF all the
The plan hereto annexed presented by at the time
and was intended to secure for ro gu, cry
til. Al which SUCH Structure: could be OBJ
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the os.. mean: taa. can Be devised % .S
ns Re lame Of Ss sr %
'"A'' " '"' ' ToMrosTABLn BUILDINGS
erected for the accommodation Of the workngmen,
that event for the special consideration Of
psn ss Getting
ons for as erection erect Of our city % give
and are sv M f. na S ether and wsG
"a s
THE INTKHEsrs 6T THE oITY
TO work may employment ana two4hrda what
such work would Coz. in open market where By cheap living
selves competence comfort and independence by honest
you would confer upon our city the most
thin. WIN anS thorough .ss%aaslon Of I'll. i'm
eGectualy promoted by securing
that building that
class who, able and willing to work. but who are I'M
such an establishment can rsr%sSsaily for
are
FIFTY THoUBAND DOLLARS
poy aud save class Of men from desuon and ruin whose
@ pa s or lead I
the uncertainties OF trade and the accidents OF life should
and independence tha. should coyet II in way
contribute the relief 81 class q our rsGw IVAN men
'Irey In vain Yours, with great respect coo,p.
Accompanying this was copy Of the communica.
ton referred TO, which Mr.. Cooper had transmitted
to the Common Council some twenty-five years ago.
The plan he then proposed was to utilize
THE STONE QUARRIEs ON THIS ISLAND
near Kingsbrtdge. The labor referred TO by him
could be put to getting out the stone and pack.
boxes 10 Nil In between the dock walls OF cut
stone blocks This plan Il the same as used IN the
Suez Canal and has been already fully noted In the
MIR. Cooper's communication was ordered to be en-.
tered on the minutes IN full
The question OF
THE DUMPING BOARDS
used by the street cleaning contractor was brought
up and resolution adopted 10 communicate with
the Corporation Counsel ana ascertain what power
the Board had in regard to ordering the removal OF
the dumping boards from their present locations
A communication was received from a rendering
company, asking that dock on the East river side
and another on the North river side be set aside
for the reception Of oal and dead animals. The re-
quest was denied
Reports from the district superintendents were re-
ce1ved, but were laid over until the report OF the
general superintendent should be received A small
amount OF routine business was then disposed OF,
after which the Commissioners listened to the ex
PLANTATION OF q
NEW PLAN ron THE DOCKS
submitted by Messrs. q. q. K N. p. Otis. 1hi
plan contempiates the widening Of West street 10
feet; the building OF series or stone abutments 0
piles out into the river these abutments TO be Oine
| by stone arches above high water mark; on top c
| these arches substantial roadway, and the Who'll
topped by capacious warehouses. The same gentle
men also presented plan OF a new Golfer dam
Ihey claim that by their plan the revenue from rent
for docks and warehouses would in very few years
repay the entire cost or building.
A CHIEF ENGINEER
II an of1icor much needed by the department to su
perntend the building OF proper set OF docks an
make o fitting selection from the many plans sub
mitted. The query may properly be put-Hov
would General Mcclellan do for the ofiice9 HI
abilities az an engineer cannot be questioned; IN
abilities as an executive officer known and al
mted, and whatever other qualities such an Office
should possess are certainly possessed by "Littl
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