New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.
TANs FOR DOCKS IN NEw-YORK-WHO WIS.,
TO BE THE BUILDERS.

TO BE THE BUILDERS.
The Commissioners of the DOCK Department
,esned their hearing OF plans and specifications Tor the
building Of new docks at ~ m yesterday President Az
sew called the meeting 20 order, and sd that the soar"
sould he happy 70 receive further plans suggestions
Mr. VIM H. C. wardell the FIRST 10 present pan.
he said the piers were disgrace 20 the enterprise OF
Americans being almost useless and rapidly totuhg
AWAY The plan which present is to widen the most
,aserly and westerly streets TO 100 feet On lhe ouei
idce of this street bulkhead Of stone, WIN p's F
sally stone extending the two rivers lhe pleIs "
o. constructed OF stone and iron cylinders 'he tS
similar 20 those in the bridge over the hai'e
rhee pers could he built nowhere cheaper tah ia Nt"
York millions Of stone adapted FOR the purpose oelhg
Aear al the Palisades and easy q be tIa-'l'''-' ""
his hubhead line should lie built stone warehouses
- i, m feet say IS feet elevation, LEAVING two cart
49, rSht and eft-t0 each pier; place on these ,tiuc-
trcs four pairs OF rails, the TWO center idHs lV
Io,b or fxuress trek and the other for way travel;
uolt 0 g6r of he Wafehouso % be on a level with
HE railroad track, with hajchways 70 MOST mere
ro,a IRIS also hatchways the above doors AZ init
iet men travel II almost at saGc--tili freight ears
foi the West could load direct from ioitish Ne. ~ ~
~ TN PIERS This plan would also oo OF frat beN ny :"
c W,stchester aud ether pa ser trlNti ~ tV
problem Of ohcapand rapid TRANSIT Hp own !nS 't NJ
10 Spve1 DuyVc tyipI ut he made "a % minutes nc
snl-sirucuIcs beneath The railroad could he used ioT
fcyhous and the way track would not interfere WIN
Mr. charles A. Pcrscn, in behalf OF the inventor Capt
J. G.. Nlch1i. presented pan OF l eIs ny In Zen ,5
IT, ad: The theory when nave 20 w., "a -.
shown 10 some Of the best engineers IN the Cned states
~, utsd The important point % be- cameo D. 70 nud
urrc foundation at the bed OF the river harhOr ana
here comes Immediately into play our patented screw
pie, with which We bore through "o Slds S+d'V, "
land until We reach lime strata, when VIII secure
COCO bSl' OF I'm, e(s ] " ni distances mari.
Inc Granite ocks prepared Of prerequisite SIZE Win
iron poles suitable distances apart to coff mo Win
thc distance Of iho screw piles, layers OF hydraulic
rement arc placed upon the top o. each stone,
dinlrent layers become imbedded IN the hydraulic
tr Itf nj vi
piles q Ger ain guide; moreover every JOINT pelhs
brokn becomes % pcuecs RJc 9i n;oE ~ can t
DC bit upon the surface OF the land Ihe WelGht OF
o'' w. .j1st f"re [afticmcnt they can be prac-
sod hy au additional weight of 100 tuus Of piS
Do iee,ss.lrv. The pier heads are proposed 10 he
A. 81 t.rre columns OF eight feet square, and the
r so depth MP low water mark above THIS point,
about loot, viii lc erected wooden tenders Tor the pro,
lect ou u ships the ruar columns built at distance OF
On fot sra Iron or wooden grdcrs TO he used So
cured - he tops of The piles, and diagonaly bacei
brilcg cotcreI with wood or iron Tie hukhCad line
must bc but feet beyond the front hkhead hue, ana
with 81 CHS inclination toward the water. , TO-. ,
he manner which he would construct docks He said:
Ny plan cuutemplates brc3kwatgr running non Lon
Island across Bt,oTmilk Channel, with two draws OF
= feet and locks o. Keep tie fun tide from ebhs Hy
Winchester and Manhattan Island. cat of the cob tide
Iro the East River ana make one OF me most maEmn
cent floating KS m the "oIu lShlng mo
ton that within The last 90 years the rapid increase Oh
eur cats commerce. when bear, hu1 slhln pIooltU
FrlUOg which has risen from S,3,4O00O 10 siOOO0OD
ths vast scheme could most probably be carried out To
H. J. II. Pontez proposed piers Of granite, 40 feet
thr- floating piers, consisting of iron or wooden calssOus
70 ,,et deep are TO he placed which being hollow would
lowering of goods into them. the caissons are 10 be
watcr-t,ght and lighted by means OF windows at the
pftencr than ten years, when they can he lifted out of
ihe De replaced 10y others IN The course u an hour
Sir W. ~. Smith submitted plan which differed lttlo
nom he present structures; the ordinary pile De
FTI 81 N Il
beug placed. with concrete by covering the wood, 10
wound De- projected for long time 10y hung th9 inter
st.c- with vrnod clay, they would bee protected from
ro,tH-. re Wogd also have wooden leHd rs or guards
covered Vs. ID rubber when M'iu lteNtuL Hs'.9 ''ih
to the pier and the vessels ODD their striking against one
Wr John A. BRYAN offered plan and diagrams for
dock Which would combine railroad aud seWel3ge -ls-
TEN. Tie sid, this plan proose, me tons.n'J'oh "'
-I.l aiuphe4d line. Railroad trains could pass over
fr .. nom end oil the line % the ufuer between
tbe duthie granite wal No,H a I..llILu Mui| ny
fr,i.y for bushes, which eight uacks would aE0Ii.
mandy alone tie ,orl, Of Manhattan Island 10 VII,
Improve instead C interfering Win the sewers dhd traNei
Gu Tac ives. size " TIE cty should receive first atcn
uo., beginning l Zoe n.-h"ofboOd oi me Bdtteil n,aI
No. D. q, q pom, i f r tEae y" opgns norblrig
m ',, I'rIi,i IN V,te 10 i'lri,touhcr-,t thence
D. TwtftaVr go near he present huIkhead line aud
80 on 10 Forietb where the con. tuct on VIII stop
III such Time as the population viii have become dense
HIe shall be made water-teht from tho top downward
about 20 feet. The outside Of the wall viii be
tot from its TOP TO h4Sh wafer marx the
Gr adth and foundation 10 be such as nay
o. found necessary 10 insure sfthgtn ana uUamlitF
Iu.de this bulkheid wall and ~ feet theIetIom will be
structed another wall OF less strength to hold ne
tift near tire street Ihese Two walls VIII lncoSe t"e
channel for the railway their tops Will be ON lel with
hu street and sixteen ieel above me railway b.laEtS
IL -ewcrppc- Will oe continued westerly across the
railway hauuc and under the rocks into the river be-
iW't. t-i ana l." Na't4 i.tA' 10 i'.',H .c s..tt7
ot tle -oIll' eits ~ he sewers prov SION Sil'uH
b, made f, ,udty,u- their contents 10 the Battery,
WAcre, cinldtd into immense tanks, ther enHgg Ai9i
qualities couid be utilized. 4 SlO!O0 PCT mile should
doubled, then add S20JoOW more for margin, and the
total cost Of our miles IRON the Battery TO Foruethst
Fo.uo. and q D., is almost nothing compared with the
MI D. Van Deusen proposed having small hollow
Iron pipes for piles placed 10 feet from ceuters ~ rner
i"ethtI, thereby giving any required length. The ont
ami 10 inches u THO ie>s: me remaining piles 10 be u
inches in diameter 10y g ughe, thick The poles are to
.'rs The nile Win settle lv ii, own weight as the mud
or d removed from the in, de. When sunk TO the
required dc ph, cast iron caW-psse is placed under the
pie, thereby Increasing the area Of support. The top
section OF each pie viii made the required length 10
bring tnolu Co. proper level on the sides viii he cast
ig1u steps and logs % receive The diagonal Hacng and
siao founders. Zach pile when properly sunk, Will De
TILED with concrete Nr'n- tron srder beams on each
row Ci piles c.os-Wse, ana Iaslehe0 Win ,cie" Ois'
and lelgtuSIse ,s or beams oi grder1ron, viii be
pa,el apart aud 1otcd 10 the crOssNIse beams.
NgouE.t Ion braces vii Dee inserted between the out
SIDE row of pile, ana the next inside. Cast-rOu
4rcn-pato, VIII he inserted between the sliiS,
rss,ug on the lower Ranges upon Whlch brI-
lllu or other pavement may be laid Fcuders %.
bard wood viii Dee placed outside oi each outside p.o
nom the top Of c st.Iug piece, below oW|ateI MAI h,
e. protect the sides of .es-c from the iron piles. II
waftIoUs0- are required tlc piers they may DE con
siracted ei ION hl cotols up me s,toha row 81 pie',
WlI.h viii ave an ce ht feet W1oI"1y entirely around
the pier. Inc warehouses 90 bc Two stones hlg, with
Msusard root with sliding door, hoistways for receiving
goods Should there Dee any doubt as u the durability OF
iron piers. they Doe galvanized at cost of not more
tnaL I'D per cent The whole. dock can De built ON
tA. plan at cost of moi more than oAcha more than
a., ure,tL piers ter 90 build pier for this Board,
500 and 90 eet wide boo four months, at cost OF
tltCtOD oI This plan.
Tie meeting then adjourned until p. IN. on Tues
DAY .cAt when the Board will again sit 10 receive plans
POLICE MATTERS.
CHARGES AGAINST DDOBNEN.