The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-25
TIE NEW REGIME.
pnPARrnaHNr OF DocKs.
The Proposed System Of Piers.
More Plans Submitted.

IN one, would make the one most desirable. After
she President, Mr.. John 4. Agnew, called the meet
ing to order the first presented was the
wADDELL PLAN
which proposes to widen the gorthwesterly streets
and avenues throughout the city TO $50 feet and tails
outside western street should extend from the Bat
tery to Spuyten Duyvll pulkhead OF stone should
then be bnit with piers running into the bay. These
piers should be partially OF stone and partially iron
cylinders similar to those on the Harlem river bridge
Owing TO the cheapness OF stone millions OF tons OF
u could be had from the Palisades and easy OF being
transported. On this Dulkhead line should be built
stone warehouses, occupying fifty feet, with some
fifteen feet elevation thus leaving two cartways
right and left to each pier On these structures four
pairs OF rails were 70 be placed the two centre Of
which being for through or express track ana the
o her for way travel The second floor OF the ware.
houses should always be on level with the railroad
track and having hatcnways on the upper foors BY
such plan merchandise could pass direct from the
oars on board ship, or vice rersa. Mr.. waddel
said he would place an elevated railway the DnK
head and warehouses, and the great central depot
might DE connected Herewith by an arcade railroad.
Atm.dnght, when travel is almost at stand still,
freight cars from the West could load direct from
foreign vessels lying at the piers The subsirutures
beneath could be used for ferry houses. Junk shops
&c. Provisions could be made for the way travel
uotinterIerlng with the through line
THE POSTEZ PLAN FOR CHEAP FREIGHT
Mr.. Pontez presented another plan On a system
81 construction he proposed on parallel to The
unuous line of wharves seventy feet In width COM
mencing at the Battery and extending along the
and the exuemltles o. the present wharves a clear
channel Of about $50 feet wide. The supporting
columns OF piers OF masonry to he placed seventy
feet apar!, and passages for the exit ana ngress
OF certain kinds OF vessels to be provided for
sS Ss ssars Or
tances, connections TO be made with the present
wharves by turn bridges This line or wharf would
In the tonnage OF New York there ossenlat dIr
ference VITA other large ports. The bulk o. me
mage of this port comes from Internal Commerce 10
Its expansion there IS no finally OF properly fostered
and adequate acllities provided. The success OF
many OF the vessels engaged IN internal commerce
lies In the despatch ana facilities given lading and
uniading ealgoes. Canal boats and barges carrying
perishable freights frequently cannot walt one day
Tor suitable place to discharge. The bulk OF freight
- often disproportionate to It's value and neces
eay seeH localities Where the CO Is incident TO trans
porrafon Inodera e. Gu tile other hand, sea2oing
vessels arriving with cargoes OF concentrated values
can afford 10 pay he higher charges which must ac-
company the Construction Of costly docks.
MI. H. W Johnson, on behalf OF the canal interest
that the direct consequence OF the lack acco,nno-
dalton has been n constant diminuton OF q certain
c.ass OF business ON the canals Cana boats can.
not be accommodated with safety In the same slips
with large vessels. They are in danger or beiug
crushed or injured by coming in contact with them.
"The commerce OF the cauais is special IN rs nature
ana requires common centre for the transaction Of
business connected with it,"
in view OF these facts 1t would greatly benefit not
only The shipping, but the railroad interest If the
proposed line OF wharves were constructed and
assigned TO the exclusive use for unloading and
tianshipment OF freight OF canal boats barges,
steamcfs.and craft engaged In domestic commerce.
TINS long range could be made convenient and
spacous mart ana depot for the products Of the
county. This arrangement would settle many
vexed questions remove the source Of complaint by
private wharf owners OF unrcmuneratlve rates
and inlnry to TO- property. It would provide
barges which now m0nopol;ze the berths and pile
the public streets and water fronts with heaps OF
for the use Of large vessels, whose adngs viii bear
charges for wharf accommodations somewhat pro
facilities could be extended to the railroad shipping
and public by erecting over this line OF con.
seSaea A' permit under a it, ,nr s%S'eni thy
0penngs the passage OF lighters. barges and
ierryboais, BY fitting the upper extremity OF the
smoke stacks. The elevated road to be laid with
ogr tracks Tor freight s ana Win aver
blocks, to points Ia prominent thoroughiares, such
rs CITY Hall Canal ma sire greet Union square, Harlem
lem. by this means the upper extremity OF the
island could be reached In half hour. IL may be
urged that an uninterrupted line OF wharves
The volume OF the tide, and also tend divert the
course Of the channel, However well founded these
objections may lie when applied to a solid line OF
masonry, crto pile wharf, they are groundless in
to be much doubt, Rudolphe possessing the adyan-
should the wharves be placed beyond the bOnnd-
would present little less impeachment than the-e pro-
posed wharves To dellay the cost Of construction
revenues would be derived from three sources--from
storage, wharf charges. and right OF way for Railroads
THE NICHOLS IRON SCREW PILE.
Charles II. Person. counsel for the inventor, snb-
Nichols. The Captain would sink IMMENSE blocks
Of granite into the mud on the bed OF the river and
TO the other andlgraduating In SIZE upward to the
tidewater mark. 1t would be impossible to have
piece of masonry as can be built upon the sur.
face OF the land. The weight OF each of the
= guarantee against further settlement. They coua
be each practically tested with an additional weight
Of from nifty to 100 tons Of pig irop precu de
tue possibility OF any subsequent settling The Cap
tain proposed to form the pieread of the column of
eight feet square and of the requisite depth up to
square On theanargin or base thus given he pro
posed to place secured wooden tenders for the pro-
lection Of ships running against the head Of the
pier. Tne inner columns. built at the dis
lance Of forty feet span. Iron or wooden
poles and diagonally braced in manner so as 10
form perfectly stiff and reliable bridge covered with
ing Of stone column, two feet in diameter secured
by an iron pile. and bowels for the moorng ships.
Layers Of hydraulic cement are placed upon the cop
II, thus forming one conglomerated mass.
A STONE LINE ALONG TIE RIVER.
proposes to construct wait along the water asr r wG
wsa as h Sow a Ssys
afford. The structure is to be In the open channel,
mainly along the shoreo OF the island. This dea he
states, will improve instead OF interfering with the
sewers; nor will travel be interrupted. The west |
side u the city, as beng the most popu-
JOus, should receive the first attention. The |
stone line would begin at the Battery near |
pier No. at point in theriver 200 feet westerly rom
the eastery side OF West street. Thence continuing
norherly on line parallel with West street TO |
Christopher street. thence to Twelfth avenue at OF
near the present bulkhead line, and on Foreth
htreei, where the construction will stop until such
Time as the population Will have become dense |
above that point; the stone wall along this bulk. |
head line snail be made water-iight from the top I
downward abont twenty feet the outside OF this |
WAL VIII be six feet from s top 10 high |
water mark; the breadth and foundation |
70 be such as may be found necessary to insure |
strength and durability Inside this bulkhcad wall
other wall OF less strength 10 hold the earth near
the street; these two walls will enclose the channel
Tor the railway; tneir tops will be on level with
the street and sixteen feet above the railway: \
bridges can be constructed from wall TO wall when |