The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-29
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.
Tho Docks to be Put In Proper Condition With.
out Delay-0wners Of Piers to Dredgs the
slips-The Department Alter the Ma
nurs and 0fsl Dealsrs-violstors
Of the Dock Laws to be Fined. ,i

ton to purchase Of their leases by the department
was referred to the Executive Committee. a. was
also the petition OF Andrew Jackson in relation to
permit Tor building platform at the foot of Forty
eighth street, North river Commissioner Hunt
from the Executive Committee reported on the COM
munloation OF eftry FL. rsrfD
THE CITIZENS OF THE NINETEENTH WARD,
In which the Commissioners were requested to pay
immediate and particular attention to the docks and
bulkheads along the front Of she property
belonging to those remarkably dislnterested
gentlemen. Tho repart OF the committee related
briefly the duties Of the department, and the neces-
sity Of at once placing the piers in proper cond
ton to accommodate commerce until such time as
they should decide finally upon the general plan for
the DOCKS and bulkheads and the Kind OF material to
be used In their construction and closed the report
with resolution that 1t IL deemed inexpedient to
expend the public money in building any new piers
or bulkheads along the river front until the final de-
cision In regard to the system Of docks be adopted
The resolution was adopted, and thus the Nineteenth
warders' application was disposed OF.
In relation to t
DREDGING THE SLIP AT PIER SO NORTH RIVER
asked for In communication rom Livingston, Fox
Co., the committee reported that the lease TO
the hrm named contained covenant which obliged
the lessees to dreige the slip. The latter stated
that the city authorities had dredged at the south
side OF pier 81, and that In doing this the portion of
the slip at the north side OF pier 80 had been filed
and the essees were put to great expense thereby.
The report closed with resolution denying the APP
pication Of the lessees TO be refunded and recon.
mending that the slip properly dredged at the ex.
| pense of the department. ID. GAIA f.... #
On the communication OF Superintendent Turner
| In relation 10 the unsafe condition OF
THE STEAMBOAT LANDINGS
OF piers "a ana u East river, the committee re-
commended that the secretary notify the owners OF
steamboats, landing at the piers mentioned to put
their docks In proper condition, so as to provide
for the safety OF the passengers and requesting SUI
perintendent Turner to procure and furnish to the
department the names OF those boats and OF their
owners which use the piers mentioned as landing
| places. The report was adopted.
In relation to the bad and filthy condition OF the
MANURE AND OFPAL l-
dumping places at the foot Of Thirty
eighth, Thirty ninth and Forteth Streets North river
complained OF by the Board OF Health, the COM
mittee reported at length, and recommended that
the slip between Thirty-seventh ana Thirty
eighth streets be dredged at the expense Of
the department.; that the parties owning piers
at the foot OF Thirty ninth and Forty first streets
be notified TO have the slips dredged the expense to
be borne Jointly by them and by the Department OF
Docks; That the New York Rendering Company, as
essees of the pier at the foot OF street.
be requested to repair the pier, and that Messrs
William Bradley and ]. l.. Brown be requested to
have the manure and dirt ut the foot Of Thirty
seventh street removed Immediately. The reco M
mendatiOns Of the committee were placed In the
form OF q resolution which was adopted. ,l
A communication was received from the Street
Cleaning Association In relation to
THE DIRT AT PIER 81 EAST RIVER.
The communication states that 1t Is impossible for
| al ms
They say they pay the city per annum for the
street manure and that the city gives them the
| privilege OF dumping IL at the place mentioned.
| That the dirt now at pier 81 Is the
| ACCUMULATION OF THE SUMNER MONTHS.
when there Is Dut small demand for manure, as the
| farmers arc busy taking In their crops They are
offering 1t at reduced rates TO induce farmers 30 buy
and that they Will have the manure removed fast
possible. From this 1t would seem that hat the
city allows the street cleaners to use dumping
speak, that they will get rid OF the stu az last
as they can sell IT, This seemed to be the views OF
the Commissioners, and, motion OF Mr.. Wood the
communication was laid on the table,
General superintendent Westervet reported on the
FORTY-sEvENTH STREET AND FIFTY.NINTH STREET
on the North river side which have almost en-
tirey destroyed, leaving heaps Of and cut MI
ing, which at high water are completely submerged
and are therefore
EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS
to vessels passing up and down. The Superintend-
ent recommended that the piers be Immediately re.
built The communication was ordered on file.
resolutions, submitting
SYSTEM OF FINES
| for violation OF the dock laws. These recommend
that the superintendent be directed to request
ers OF goods, wares or merchandise. which are al
remove the same within specified lIine ana that IN
case OF neglect or refusal OH the part Of the
aS S w. e aT NM me Of per
the docks after the expiration or the time
ssS 10 81 INF ar eares ns q
on the bulkhead line by sinking piles or
other DISTINCTIONS, and that fine Of fifty dollars
per day be Imposed for each day the distractions
are permitted TO remain after the order OF the Board
directing their removal, and fine OF fifty dollars to
be imposed on persons found throwing garbage,
vegetable matter or refuse OF any KIND In the slips
The resolution was adopted subject to the approval
OF the President after consideration. .q
resolution was offered by Commissioner Henry
directing that, for the purpose OF .H.4 frq-I
| HAVING THE SLIPS PROPERLY DREDGED,
the owners OF piers south of Canal street. on the
North river slde and south Of Grand street. on the
East river side keep the slips dredged SO as to have
the water at depth OF not less than eight feeC at
adopted. "tAN .iTHlI " -
Ell COMMISSIONER WOODS WALK laT r
em bagn street no to per ~ On the North RIVER
Wood. He represents them as ab0minable. He
found the dumping board at the foot of Laght street
In as bad condition that complained OF pier 81
East river, while at the dumping ground on the
bulkhead, between piers q ana 70, at the back Of
measurement, ten to twelve feet in DEPTH aud from
this trll ii fi o,l. uar ,sr- III 0E-Il
A sICKENING EFFLUvIA
waited In through the market to give the meat ana
foodx opposed for sale high nayor Mr. Wood of.
fered resolution directing that the Street Cleaning
Contractor be notified to remove the manure nom
the foot OF Laight street and from bulkhead be-
tween piers II and ~ within ten days. The
resolution was adopted as was also resolution
offered by Commissioner Wood, directing the owner
OF piers Nos ~ and % to at once the piles and
beams placed by him outside OF the bulkhead line
and TO have the slip dredged to the depth OF ten feet
at low water. Commissioner Wood found that the
owner or the piers named had sunk plies out from
the bulkhead and had laid beams them, but had
not oOred them over, and that all sorts OF vegetable
matter and refuse was thrown into the slip.
A committee, comprising Captain Snow and
Messrs. SpOn0rd and Dow, from
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,