New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-29
CITY GOVERNMENT

offices, corner Broadway and Leonard-sts Mr.. John T.
Agnew presided and announced that they were ready to
receive plans for the proposed docks for the city
Mr.. Hyde, before stating the details of his plan,
sketched the histoof the port Of NewYork, and the
few attempts made 20 provide good docks lie said that
the docks and wharf 81 Liverpool and London were the
admiration OF the world hut had the ports OF Britain,
France and other countries in Europe, the benefit OF
such shores and medium tides as exist In this harbor
such works would have been constructed there
Moreover, the adoption Of those plans in Newhork Is
simply impossible for they had not the space II they had
the means 70 get water ueplh anu the grauu. uv r
slant filing Of the slips and consequently the haIbor
served 10 render the subject next in importance 70 tat
great work Of engineering economy and usefulness thc
Introduction Of Croton water Mr. Hyde then submitted
MI. Hugh Mckay then submitted ms PLAN which was
substantially rs follows First TO hud sea wall around
the city Just outside the present bukhcad, sad wall 70
be composed Of tube rows OF square CstrOn tubes sue
dalton. 20 be two feet by four in diameter,
The row lay joint with the inner row, the whole
be bolted together and fitted with concrete the
heads OF the bolts extending into the concrete thus form
ing strong concrete and smooth wall without the ex-
pcnse Of Golfer dam OF dredgeI ana can be bnlIt IN
shorter time than any other kind of wall To sink tubes,
nine in the center and eight on each side driven close
together and boted and hed with concrete as IN the sea
wall. smaller of four tubes between the above and
the sea WALL leaving clear water between each
pier Of about 20 feet Close 10 the sea wall single row
Of tubes is to he sunk that their tops shall be level
iron bridge feet high and 81 feet wide occupy the
entire space between the s sea val land ana
t. foTla the wharf G proper. The inside
81 the tubes 10 ne pS tr the C c5sgS 81 can
he erected as firmly AS on land As the deck Of the
wharf ,onid ne ahSv The urcseut grade of the street
about four feet all unloading Of carts should be done at
The bukhead thus saving great wear ana tear ana con
fusion on the wharf The merchandise may he carried
along the Doth floor by handtrucks Between the
two outer rows of tubes there should hc placed prop
ery constructed tube wheel to he kept IN motion 10y the
current 10 he employed, when necessary, to raise sea
water TO reser o ON the tops OF the warehouses TO e
available in of fire. 10 wash the streets 20 scour the
cutters and 10 turn 10 practical use the immense power
that floats past our city.
Mr. r h. stewart then presented plan for surround
ng the entire city with capitol building 60 Set hlEh
to the acton OF sea water upon IRON ny an accident ne
said IL had been discovered that the best preservation OF
ysc@i oil lie aS rather disposed 10 indorse the plan
OF Mr.. Mckay, and thought it exceedingly well worthy
Dir. Bishop submitted some elaborate plans showing
b o. do Gs %ond S ne g feet vide and io feet
long, and would cost each, $4,000. ,,,
After minutely inspecting these plans in all their De
tails the Commissioners adjourned.
DEPARTMENT or PARKs-MADIsON-AvE RAIL
ROAD-THE PARK-AVE. TUNNEL.
The Madison-ave. Railroad is advancing
% completion, 10 the great satisfaction of many uptown
.itizens. The track viii run along Parkave. 10 Forty
,ccoudst through which it viii turn into Madison-ave
The new road viii the existing tunnel In Parkave
oetseen Thirtysecond and Forty-secOndsts. But GER
an things are considered uecdul in connection with the
uuuel to adapt 10 the better % local horsecar travel
Adequate light and ventilation necessary, and II mas
ooon proposed place starcases at intervals so as 10
,Gord convenient access to and egcss from the tunnel
r.
agreed; but residents of Parkave strongly object to
layipg saircases or any intermediate openings what
ever TO the tunnel. II mainly to settle this point
about the starcascs that meeting was held yesterday
ItNo 257 Broadway. 80 much OF the center OF the
.boroueifare as constitutes the margin or the tun-
mel is inclosed ground of the nature OF park, ana as
,ucb il under control of the Department Of Parks
In the absence OF Judge Hilton, Mr.. Fields repre-
seuted the Department Of Parks. The advocates "
Intermediary openings were inc d%en aI MT
John Foley. the President and about 20 0thef gSnen'
MI Interested in having increased taclhtles TOT So~a
town travel Tue opposition was composed OF farkaVe'
sr , , Gir Henry H. Clinton acted a. spokesm an.
gentleman remarked on the need there was Oh proper
Mr. FedLTic Commissioners will do all in their power
e. afford protection They have already gwen
in regard 10 making fences. Mr. NdnderD!t, VINO @as
present asa neutral ana eiihpy IN .ne G ~
road be is constructing said ne was perfectly wng 70
exhibited map Of the locality, with plans The cutting
there being breadth on either side Of Is feet TO the
park gate. BY mathematical computation, ne sal1, ~
asccrtaincd that such longitudinal opening would
give four times the amount OF hcut necessary
tr"es as much as they had then IN tae room IN me
top the earth L. tine tunnel He would propose to blGk
the sdes The adv vantage OF brlcRng over SOnC would
De that much would be added 10 the park 80.
Mr. Vanderbilt had not any objection Whatever 10 ulls
1t was merely matter for the engineers. IIis engineer
advised him IL could not he done without endangcrng the
tunnel But il the Commissioners OF Parks would Dear
Mr. clinton Prof Trowbritge pronounced il perfectly
ard his opinion tOFtlned by OLhef authorities OF
Mr. Vander5t-I win only say we should certainly
consider ourselves guilty OF mausiauGcrf slde should
Mr.. Clinton-What we would ask Of the Commissioners
is that they would invoke tho best professional eNpcr
once on the matter Mr. Vanderbilt has met us III very
M. Vandefnilt-The railroad company consider it a
vital matter, that OF cgress from aud access TO the
Mr., Field-T7ie Judgment of the Commissioners GER
tanly j. 10 allow stalrcases to be built The only
question is about their number aud location.
In.
mel there is total want OF concert OF action on the part
Of the residents OF the neighborhoOd No Two OF them
MIR Clinton said that he and Howard Pot
Ter and Recorder Hackctt had lately conferred
on the subject, faud = far any, OF them knew,
all the re idents without an exception took the same
view rs he did These staircases would su1ect t1e
willing that the public should be accommodated.
Mr.. Ficld-The Commissioners will establish some
etaircasps That fact is settled As to number and
non, ready 10 hear what may be said would re-
mark that cannot look solely 10 the properyowners
Mr. Clinton said he meant TO convince the Commits
soners that the public would he really incOnvenienced
by what proposed be done and spoke OF the great
facilities afforded by the other railroads east and west Of
nun that the stages charge 10 cents areJ Mr. Clinton
said he had hoen told that when these things should Dc
all the fare on the Harlem Railroad would he 10
Nj vauderbil;-There is authority for that what
Mr. Clinton-In Montaguest. Brooklyn, they have a
staircase which they tryto Keep IN good condition, and
vet il in filthy condition Men OF the vest character
20 there and insult ladies' and yet that staircase not
ouetwento part SO nuGR ~ poser 70 eugn IactSes as
.loar 10 their income by having sarcases. Recorder
Hdckett said lac lad no d@bt Whatever tne stleases
would become such nuisance they "Ouid nave 10 DC
Indicted 10y the Grand Jury.
Mr. Vanderbilt was much delighted with the views
Of Recorder Hacket on saturday He was very urgent
against stdcses, but in the end he proposed conprO-
mise the matter by agreeing that there should be three
staircases ..,., -, ,r,
We he a13 & owners or occupants land Pakve and
ong e hereby sevcTay consent that III unnt on SAID avenue
f.rfv ITO