New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-10
ALBANY.
EHr LATEST GIGANTIC SCHEME or TAMMANT
cIUNDER-A NEW COMMISSION" TO SEIZE
THE wHARvEs, PIERS, &C.-THE APpRoPRI-
ATOM AND EXCISE BILLS.

Eammany Ring will command more immediate attention
than even the scheme for revoutionzng the City Char
1er This newest project IN the plan for Selling every
POSSIBLE Of patronage and plumber Is embraced
HE annexed BILL copied from the document cut ana u'ou
In New York and sent here be Though the oEs
latye mill AS almost everything on or under inc S "
Manhattan Island Qncluding subterraneap r"nM"! 90,
hneumAtie bores) has already been rrosPeoio" - ~
Sor ALL sorts OF purposes that greedy ingenuity va" uo
biao The waters around the city OF ro
- ,ncI,dod On a gigantic operation that distances all
W. MANS of PATRONAGE and plumber already before TINS
model legislature This last imperial rescpt rom Tue
Eammany Autocrat is yet before Comn'''ec,
but the consideration of 1t in that Committee pos'
Tor week-withn which period the people OF new 1orA
NAV breathe freely before this sweeping project Ias
sDor ther in tho shane of law such has no parallel
n tho history OF any commercial city Of the world lhs
new inf elton is entitled An act providing Tor tie IN
provement OF the water front of the CITY OF
and for Board OF wharves and Piers therein Inc
legislative creation Of a new body of Commissioners,
with such enormous powers beautiful Illustration OF
fhe sincerity OF the Tammauy leaders in denouncinS al
vour CITY Commissions suDversive OF local rights
Though 1t may be remarked that this last monstrons or
ganization is TO known only as Board-ireed from
The hated name Of CommlssiOn"-the sweeny dction-
nry recognizing some otherwise almost impercepbie as
tipcton between twoeiledum and tweedledee.
The Assembly to-day at unusually carly hour
70 dispose Of the Animal Appropriation bill for the eN
penscs Of the State Government, OF which nave
ALREADY gwen some outlines on leading points Meeting
nj o. the Assembly through with this bill in Commit
Zee Of tc Whole and il 10 third reading before IL
pollock which hour The chamber was vacated Tor lne
meeting Of the State Agricultural society Inc discus
sion brought ont some sharp points, which indicated that
any claim for essential reduction IN expenses Is haIug
deserved by this years Appropriation ui a. NJ sal
of last years Committee II Ways and Means, MI, oei,
Sreg fit compelled To correct Scne Of fbe
Jacobs Approximation blll Even some -, %i , uo
d0m"an PsT c:o 's Saononic PTctcnsois saying that
Al there was any aggregate reduction from the past
lf,o IN tTdi
Sn b@h sides including Mr.. Alvord, MIR. Fields Mr.
Graham Mt iiagg, ana some osrs, rooT pan M ~
ssefornatofy institutions in New-lork city and IN
OF The Common School system Nothing is done for con
Ginning work the New state Capitol. aud the proper
tpcca law The omission in the present BILL there
fore. indicates nothing against the progress OF that
Inc proceedings in Senate had little general interest
the prominent point being the resolution setting apart
to.molrow for Considering the Excise bill.
THE GRAND WHARF AND PIER BILL
Az A. yo S nd 5T B,a u SarTe. and PS Sr '
sEcloS L. Within 50 days after the passage OF TINS act
Ieisons residing in SAID city, to be Commissioners OF
Naryes ana bST o S Shall constitute the Board
~ Wlfvcs and Piers Of the City OF NeTIork; and the
Somnoners Of Wharyes and Piers are hereby created
and established in said city, with all the powers and
exclnsiye charge and CONTROL subject 10 the Commits
eoncrs the Sinking Fund Of said city as to the parcu
felonrng TO the Corporation of NewYork including all
tie wharycs piers, bukheads aud structures thereon
Aud waters adjacent thereto ana an the SIPS basins
cocks waierfonts, land under water, and structures
eSs999 ana and the rights Seonss 5eTeo wh
care row owned or possessed by the SAID Cor
become entitled. which said Corporation may acquire
under the provisions of this act otherwise and said
oard shall have exclusive charge and control OF the
bepairug building rebuilding, maintaining, altering
tTeng cnng leasing and protecting said property and
every part thereof and OF all the cleaning dredging and
deepening necessary and about the Said Board
j. also hereby invested with the exclusive government
structures thereon and waters adjacent thereto and all
5hc basins slips and docks land under water in said city
not owned 10y said Corporation The duties and powers
heretofore performed and exercised by any officer, de-
artcnt bureau of the sand Corporation in and about
sl any part Of the sad property, hereby trans
1errcd 20 and vested exclusively in this BoOrd but this
siouCrs OF the sinking Fund.
SIC q The said Board shall, Immediately after organ
time ana place said city, hear all persons interested
IN Tie Improvement Of the waterfront of said city, and
lhU establishment of permanent wharf accommodations
fJf special COMMERCIAL interests and az such time and
place sud Board shall assemble and hear such persons as
shan ihon appear ana receive ana me an memorials and
plans Len and there presented immediately after such
hearing the said Board shall advertise Tor plans for the
method of improving the waterfront and harbor OF
the City Of NewIOrk. by neo system OF wharves piers
present commerce Of said City and harbor and shall pro
Vide for The future expansion and increase thereof and
sud 'roiOnt so as 10 render 0e iohote 'edrron Of
Sud citg available TO the commerce OF said port said
Iaus 10 contain provision for special commercial
Interests as said Board shall indicate in the advertise
iDen for such plans and TO be drawn mp and presented
20 said Board such time and place. and accompanied
10y such documents, specifications. estimates, and par;
tiCulais said advertisement shall specify And said
4ioard nav extend the 20 present such plans but
not later than the let day OF October, 1870.
time and shall on or before the LIST day Of
November 1870 determine upon any one OF sara plans
for the whole or any part OF SAID waterfront OF may IN
ats discretion new plan TO be made, combining
the separate features OF two more plans and de-
teImiuo upon such PLAN and said Board shall when
IL has determined upon any plan or plans Tor the whole
~ determined upon, together with all documents, spec
fcatons estimates, and particulars relating thereto TO
reject auy such plan plans II any such plan DC
rejected by said Commissioners of tile sinking Fund the
said Board shall send another plan III place thereOl 10
id 81 te 5Eing End snail he returned
by them TO the SAID Board. with certificate OF such
adoption written thereOnwhch certificate snail specify
ihe territory district which said plan shall cover aud
control ana said plan and certificate shall be fixed in the
office OF said Board, and Dc open to public inspection
5ud small from the time Of such adoption be the sore
plan according to which any wharf, per, bulkhead'
pasn dock or slip or any wharf structure OF super
structure shan thereafter be lald OhI OF c0hslIuoe'
within territory district embraced in and specified
upon such plan. And sald Board shall give notice. by
advert ciCnt for weeks. Of the adoption OF said
plan from the time Of the adoption Of said plan no
,9aag .; y s"6eree. shall be lid out built or
rebuilt within such territory or district except m accord
SIC / The said Board IS hereby authorized to acquire
the and for the benefit Of tie corporation OF INC
City Of kcwNOTB, any ana all Vhaf property IN sad
eHy TO which The corporation OF the City Of NewYork
chen aR y I.t or nte ana any Tgts terms ease
sad cty aud not owued-b by said corporation Aud said
process of lqie as herein provided Said Board may
agree with the owners Of any such property, rights
terms easements, privileges upon price for the same
and shall certify such agreement 10 the Commissioners
Of the Sinking Fund aud II said Commissioners approve
OF such agreement SAID Board shall take from such OWN
ers al such price the necessary cODyeyanccs and cove
rants Tor Nestng said property rights terms, easements
81 privileges IN and assuring the TO the Mayor
Aldermen aud Commonalty o. the CITY Of NewYork for
And said owners shall be paid such price from
city Treasury, hereinafter provided. II the said
Board shall deem 1t proper that the said corporation
should acquire for repairing any such wharf property
nsh, terms easements, or privileges FOR ~heh no pce
Sdn De agreed upon Uecel The thereof ana said
Board. SAID Board may direct the Counsel the COrpo-
Iaton Of SAD city 70 take legal pToceedngs l0 acquire Me