The New York herald., 1870-04-16

shall be borne by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Com
monaiI ty Of the city OF New fork.

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TIE DEPARTMENT or DOCKS.
Sec 81. The Department OF Docks 10 the city OF
New YORK shall nave exclusive charge and control
subject In the particulars hereinafter mentioned 10
the mssioners OF the sinking fund OF SAID city,
OF ali the wharf property belonging the corpora
| tion OF the city Of New York. including al tne
| ana waters adjacent thereto, and all the slips;
basins docks water fronts. land under water and
ments, uses reyersions and rights belonging there.
TO- wnch are now owned or possessed pV ,ne salu
| become entitled, or when sad corporation may
acquire under the provisions hereol or etheIwise:
ana SAID department shall have exclusive charge anu
control Of the repairing building rebuilding main
tanning altering, strengthening leasing ana prOtect.
the cleaning, dredging aad deepening necessary in
anu about me same SAID department. 10 also nerepy
ton or all wharves piers oulSheads and structures
thereon, ana waters aJJacent thereto ana all the
III said city. not owned by said corporation. The
duties ana powers heretofore performed and exer-
clsed Dy any officer, department bureau OF the
sad corporation, ~ ana about all or any part OF the
SAID property, are hereby transferred TO- and vested
sXGusWe exc H. tns sald department; out 'n,s proyi
| Commissioners OF the sinking Fund
n Tne of saa E foSr AND nAEpoK
mediately alter organizing, apolnt by public adver
tsement time and place In said city TO hear all
persons Interested IN the Improvement OF the water
rOn OF the said CITY, and the establishment OF per-
| manent waarf accommodations Tor special CONNER
cia interests ana at such time aud place the board
tnereof shall assemble and hear such persons AS
snail then appear and receive and file all memorials
and plans then aud there presented. Immediately
after such hearing the SAID board snail advertise Tor
plans Tor the best method OF Improving the water
| front and harbor OF the city OF New YORK by new
system OF wnarves, piers, docks, basins and slips
| which shall accommodate the present commerce or
| sau city anu hafbor, aud shall provide Tor
| the future expansion and Increase thereof
and lor the Iacllitation OF the trans
poratton OF freight along saih water front,
| render the whole water front Of sand CITY available
to the commerce OF said port sald plans 70 CON
ests as sau board snail indicate In the ADVERTISE
ment for such plans, aud To be drawn up anu pre-
sened TO SAID board at such time and place, aud ac
companied by such documents, specdcatons, esti-
mates ana particulars a; SAIL advertisement shan
specify. And SAID board may extend the time 10
present such plans but not later than the first day
Of October 1870.
| SEC. 80. SAID board of the said Department OF
Docks shall meet and examine such plans from ume
10 tlme and shall, or before tue first day OF No
1 vemDer 1870, determine upon any one OF
said plans for the whole any part OF said water
'front.' or may, 10 Its discretion, cause new plan TO
| be made combining the separate features OF any
two or more plans, and determine upon such new
plan. And said board snail, when 1t has determined
| upon any plan plans for the whoe any part OF
said water front, send such plan or plans so deter
mined upon, together with all documents. specilca-
tons, estimates aud particulars relating thereto, TO
the commissioners OF the SINKING iund. VINO may
ADOPT or reject any such plan or plans II any such
| plan be rejected 10y said commissioners the sink
| Ing fund the said board shall SEM another plan
place thereof TO SAID commissioners. The plan or
Of the sinking fund Shall be returned
by them to the said board, with
| certificate OF such adoption written thereon which
certificate snail specify the territory district winch
SAID olan snail cover and control and SAID and
certificate snail be filed thesonice OF board and
be open TO pubic Inspection. and shall, from the
time Of such adoption, oe the sole plan according 10
slip, or any wharf structure or sapersiructure snail
thereafter be laid out or constructed within the ter
gt9ry or dsrcs so eoracea s IN ana specified upon
vertisement Tor siX weeks, OF the adoption OF such
| wharf, pier bulkhead. basin dock, slip any
wharf, structure s1perstructure soa DE land ous,
Duilt rebuilt within such territory district
l accordance
| PURCHASE OF WHARF PROPERTY.
SEC 81. The SAID Board vi the Department OF DOCKS
Is nereoy authorized to acquire name and Tor
the benefit OF the corporation OF the city OF New
@ Of e y N ew aa YORK @ h 70
has no right or title. and any rights, terns,
ments ana privileges pertaining TO any wharf prop
erty IN said city aud not owned by SAID corporation,
and said board may acquire the same either ny pur
chase or by process OF law as herein provided Said
board may agree win the owners OF any such prop.
erty rights, terms, easements or privileges upon
price for the same and Shall certify such agreement
to the commissioners oil the sinking fund, and If
| SAID commissioners approve OF such agreement,
said ooard shall take from sucn owners
and covenants Tor vesting SAID property rights,
terms easements or privileges In and assuring the
! | same to, the Mayor Aldermen ana CommOnalty Of
: the city OF New York forever, and SAID owners snail
be paid such price from the city Treasury
q after provided. II the SAID board shall deem 1t
proper that the SAID corporation should acquire pos
session OF any such wharf property. rights, terms
; agreed upon between tue owners thereof and said
board, the said board may direct the Counsel
l
: acquire the same the Mayor, Aldermen and Com
monalty of said city, ana tue said Counsel to Cot
Doratiou shall take the same proceedings acquire
the same rs are Dy law provided Tor tue taking OF
private property in SAID city Tor public streets
taking OF private property for public streets or
| places in said city, are hereby made applicable, as
| properly, rights terms easements and privileges.
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS
SEC. 3d. When the plan or plans mentioned IN the
thirty third section Of this act, been adopted
by the commissioners OF the sinking fund, as pro-
the Department OF Docks shall proceed, according
to said plan or plans, TO lay out, establish and con-
t SLIPS In the territory or district embraced IN such
plan or plans, and Ia aud upon or ABOUT the pro-
monalty OF the city Of New YORK, without interier-
ing with the property or rights OF any other person.
SAFETY and Stability Of the wnarves, piers, buiS.
| heads, basins or slips 80 to be constructed. And
tons OF SAID territory or district from time u me
so as not to seriously lncommode the commerce OF
said city me work Of oI, such M construction under
as foows:-Ihe said board shall prepare iui aud
minute specifications for sucn work, ami advertise
| for proposals iOr doing SAID work, under said
plan or plans, ana according TO such specihca
tions; proposals therefor snail be signed by
| the bidders SAID work, end be sent u
said board within the time specified IN such adyer-
tiscments accompanied by bond OF the form set
tOrth in SAID specifications, duly executed. The
board shall open said proposals day 10 be specs
fed IN such advertisement, and shall examine tuem
and snail award the contract for said work TO the
lowest responsible boder complying with SUCH plan
or plans and specifications; sucn contract shall
executed by tue said boaru on behalf OF the Mayor
{ Aldermen ana Commonalts Of the city Of New YorK
and shall always contain DIVISIONS as to the time OF
commencing and completing SAID work anu for the
retention OF at least oneourth Of the price
until the completion OF said WORK security for the
performance and Tor the forfeiture OF SAID contract
. Tor performance OF tue terms thereof. SAID
Board may upon the forfeiture Of any such contract,
proceed to complete the work hereunder without
contract, or may readvertse for proposals TO COM
piete said work, ana award new Contract therefor
IN the same manner as provided herein for awarding
the original contract, bidder under
ton snail DC entitled To contract until his bid shan
be approved and accepted by SAID ooard.
SEC. 80. When any Of the wharves, piers, bulk
heads, slips, docks and basins constructed under
the provisions OF this act reatng thereto shall be
open to the pub use, the SAID Board Depart
ment OF Docks snail regulate the charges for wnarf-
aye and dockage OF all vessels admitted thereto,