New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-12
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.

PETER COOPER AND UNsKILLED WORKMEN-
PLANS FOR PUBLIC DOCKS, ETC.
The Dock Commissioners met yesterday, and
after the usual routine business had been disposed Of
Commissioner Henry announced that Superintendent
Keyser to whom had referred the petition of the
Farmers Protective Union for leave to erect dumping
boards at foot of Fortyseventhst North River and
sxteenth-st East River had reported the pier at Forty
seventh-st in wretcbed condition already-over-
crowded with the deposits of the Street Contractor and
$50 of s lower end washed broken 30 as to
perfectly useless; that to the bulkhead be-
tween Sixteenth and Seyenteenth-sts, superintendent
McKeon reported that 1t already required dredging and
that there were eOnveniences for dumpingbOards.
ON motion Of Commissioner Wood the request Of the
Union denied, and they were recommended to buy
the right they sought of the OF private docks
communication was received from the Board OF
Health relative TO the state OF the slips between the
piers at the foot OF Thirty seventh, Thiryeghth Thirty
NINTH and FOrteth ss North River some of which are
used for corporation purposes by the street Con
expense Of the city. Commissioner Henry remarked
Docks to that slips dredgcd properly and that
il did not devove upon the corporation On ms motoh
the matter referred to the Executive Committee
Commissioner Hunt stated that he had received
action be taken to relieve that portion poor this
city who unskiled in mechanics or unable to Obtain
the community. He suggests that they be employed in
quarrying marble at Kngsbridge or in its neigborhood
and piers along our river front and that their pay he
fixed at about twOhrds Of the wages paid TO those
actually engaged in different trades This, he thought
would provide a class OF the community whose mem
unable 70 support themselves and be OF m
calculable value to the city In aid OF the project Mr.
Cooper offered to subscribe $4,000
Commissioner Hunt moved that the communication DC
Commissioner Agnew-what is your ton, gentemeni
scribe large money to lend his valuable
aid advice to promote the welfare OF the hnskul
mechanic and aboTer There is motion to put the com
muuication on file; what is your pleasure
Commissioner WoOd-If putting it on lille In any way
indicates approval must vote in the negative. The
result of such yenen would be the
wages 10 the standard up by the benevolent nstu
ton The same systg was Gce i Fag reason Think
withhold my approval OF the project. thiR II
vicious PLAN though upon ts race IL pears inc appear
ance of a generous undertaking -, -
The President explained that placing the communlca-
ton on file did not Involve approval OF IT,
Tie communication was then placed On fle -
Two communications from superintendent Finley rel
AT Observation-Disclosures and Forty-eighthsts, East
River were referred to the superintendent o Repairs
A cainmnnication from the Chamber Of Commerce,
recommending that OF it's committees appointed 10
confer with the Department of Docks be called for
meeting, referred to Commissioner Hunt Chairman
Pr"posais were received from Andrew Johnson to
buiid dock at The foot Of Forty eighths East River
aud the nuisance now existing there by reason
of The discharge animal matter into the slip from
tripcprc pairing establishment near by Referred 10 GU
Rnpors for the week were received from tho superin
tendet of different districts relative to tie cOnd
tion of the piers and slips around the city, upon many
of which large quantities OF ith had decunuateu Some
of which lad been deposited ny me street
and ich shOuld ut once be removed MI ASleW salu
that he would like the opinion VI tue COOPERATION Noun
ai a. IN fine ght of the Board TO Oa or incum
brances of any nature from the piers. The matter was
referred 10 the General superintendent win hSuuc
lions In ask fine opinon the Corporation Counsel and
the reports laid until the report OF the super
iutendcut should he received.
Mcssrs G. @. q n. z. Otis submitted the model OF q
Golfer dam and plan f.. the construction OF piers Inc
Golfer dam built in sections and can he sunk leaving
comprtcy dry in thc ter in this stone abu-
ments can be built up To the lowwatcr marx ana the
dam then hOated and by arrangement DIVIDED IN nan
and noated off r. arranged with stean-pumps ana
dcrricks Will picdrivers &c, for the laying OF iou,,
fnns Tor iers and can sunk in "A hours. The piers
he constructed OF stone ana are 10 ne
out from a stone seawa upon them warehouses are 70
from which their cargOes may be transported easliy.
The propeas were received and placed hle and the
Board went into Executive session.