New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-09-16
CRY GOVERNMENT.
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.

AT the meeting of the Commissioners, ycster-
day the Executive Committee reported that the contract
for dredging the following slips was awarded TO Messrs
Livingston Fox Co.. ut cents per cubic yard: Be-
tween Piers Nos and IL and 49, 20 and 81 and at the
bnkhead foot Of Twenty fourth ST., East River; and
slips between Piers Nos 35 and &c. 81 and - North River
The Committee also reported 10 allow Messrs. T. * A.
Walsh TO drive row OF piles at the foot Of One-hundred
To repair the pier foot OF Twenty-thlrdtt,'
East River $500 feet of lumber are iean loc
5000 ~. sup Westcrvelt was ordered to report inc
conditions OF piers between F9ry-seyenth and , fy
complaints having been received from citizens IN the
ncghborhood OF piers now used by the h
ton having been ordered by the Board to desSt D
which was adopted that the Corporation Counsel give
his views whether the Department OF Docks has the
removal of the deposits from the piers The following
petition received and ordered fe 1t was signed
a. Dgdriacni Of oet'qf, Gy Ts,H
specially your the limited facilities offered them on The
river front the fact that business generally in the neghbooGd
10 sa ur e attention d To Se iss Tat rTS1e has no per
srsst occupied the NeFlOs Gas ComFsny Twenty.
second Twenty fourth and Ttntsn have no Psrs Twenty
a ss use ' ra the Commission Gazette and
tons, that TTeaythr,t i, The only available pier
.pe submit that the present ddated dngerqu. condition Of
cn.qaence And your petitioner. further respectfully ta. hi.
m. M ' and in e~ of the adjoining ferry and biy populated
nghbohOo II receptacle for manure sGd street refuse De
The following is to take effect from date ..,.,
Notice hereby given to all persons owning occupying , she'd
pier, bqlhesd any structures; permanently floating IN any
lh Docks permit to retain nm The oss Of Gs
giant permits Of charge when ihs. the sirae
@ @ Nh e@% of The Por Of New and DO
with the rules and regulations Of the Department. and n ,aa DO
head PERMANENTLY mOod in any slip without the permission o. S
A Communication was received from Gen. Mcclellan,
Engineern hie requesting that the time Tor present
the ist of October The request granted The fol-
lowing plan was received from an English engineer no"
| 10 ne N Y Doh and Harbcr Inpror,m,rt Company T.,
improvement docEs and q hi; have b honor
20 uS%, the oowas g[sa han o a a S,p 10 saor %
formation subject Ny hea to Do With al the eIsiins
l. chiefly owing thor position being PLACED across the H R
ps Of the d.6 . S So n o. ne Ga 30 u 'o Of G ss
h .ls.. been found ia practice that SheSs there IS small ne, ~.
sort fI either Re BRIGGS tend 70 form G e F yG R nave
eu not noticeable u @ latter owing to the aFfg9' beng 1I Ia
The pier shorter In order to avoid ,ns I0s ~ !. zoe nv, s
oa.e BOUNDARY line both q the HUDSON and Fast River,
swinging said we with each other snd the shore
.s wn Gca f 10 R'Sa so' sc sd S ad
Ss ana soa R i@E h "a od s6d snvs lid front and under
basement Of SAID 1al9g Third Under !4s e%sAnlssnt Or
,s other S To9n SSP the J o . . Of SIoa%ay 5
then by mean. OF IsS a R, 81 az from n near Pson or
Dovers Brooklyn side 9earF At that de large and
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the pressure would not be sufficient to raise itself Al 'e~ei.
age he oonveyei in csstron pipes ~ point
b. fIe down the yer where four tanks OF und ros
constructed the last tank he used as liter for The
liquid seserage which, after having passed. through this might he
place hsrbor point without fear Of doing In
| jury to the health OF the public
the deposit tanks bad been allowed time for
settling would be collected and Iei With cy and Other thing.
1 and form a most vsluahle aud wouh l think
| the original cost for construction
be constructed Of iron ooSs; tsston cylinders
the foundations rock lat piles
sand met with the longtu
each pile Voh be rm p ~ feet according TO
width 81 each be On feet with four piles 10 feet
apart upper So to he sroaghton and longitudinal
in the outside piles 70 receive iron plate 10
wharf and clean suTfaoe Tor plan o them
bridges connecting the whaves with each
all lifts waTsh"I,t- and would be
There would he dta, when making
- Which
oou carried and thus much trouble and IN hg OF
streets where repairs required have the honor
otssieuly GK,HAN KKLL II Ja-es Hotel EeN-York.
Plans were also received from :. Is. " Nolan, and
ordered file and the Board went into executive session
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Under the direction of the Board of Public
Works the paving Of the following streets is either
proceeding with, has been contracted for, TO be done
ut once:
rAyFsFST.
1n ave- 9th Belgian 5ji, S 10 Belgian.
ia 10 l.iau