The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-29
peared and read from pile OF manuscript his views
ON the necessity OF having good water mont. His

peared and read from pile Of manuscript his views
ON the necessity or having q good water mont. HIS
plan is as fo0ws-
To build o sea wall around tho city, Just outside
the present bulkhead, said wall TO be composed 0!
OF square cast iron tubes side by SIDE, ana
OF the proper length to reach q firm foundation.
the out row 70 lap joints with the inner row, the
whole TO be bolted together and filed with congrete;
the heads OF the bolts extending into the c0ncute
and forming anchors; these forming strong con-
tinuous and smooth wall without the expense
OF conerdam. Oliver or dredger, and capable
al any o Sasg kind Sr O wan 10 Dua s should
SINK three Of the same tubes nine inches IN tne
centre and eight on each side driven close @
wall Three hundred feet out OF said wall ten ieet
nearer the sea WALL similar row OF tubes ana lour
clear water way between each pier OF about seventy
feet. Close to tho sea wall single row OF tunes
shall be level with high water mark. A properly
constructed tubular IRON bridge eight feet nlgn ana
nrwo feet WIDE 70 span ,ae en'l ~, sp roo, ~
deck OF bridge to form the wharf proper.
The inside OF the bridge tube to be used for
OF this KIND sheds and stOehouses can be erected as
firmly as on land. AS the deck Of the wharf would
Feet ali Unloading ana loading Of carts should be
done at the bulkhead, thus saving great wear anu
tear and confusion on the wharf, All merchandise
could be carried along on the smooth moor Dy hand,
trucks or cars with and despatch. Between the
two outer rows OF tubes there should De placed
properly uOt.Wuctis " Dc hopt ia iuV-
ton by the current and to DO continually EN-.
ployed In COMPRISING air for the mechanical
work OF the pier, and also TO raise
the sea water to reservoir on the top OF the ware
house. to be available In case OF fire; to water the
Streets to I'LL baths, to sc0ur the cutters and sewers,
and thus put to practical use the immense power
that nOws past our city. wharf OF this Kind
would give the greatest strength, with most ware
house capacity, and present the least obstruction to
the ebb ana flow OF the tide.
MIR. T. B. stewart was next in order. He submit
ted for the consideration OF the Board the CapitOp
plan, which was graphically described in Mondays
HERALD. The collective wisdom OF the Commission
ers seemed unequal to an immediate understanding
OF Mr.. stewards very sweeping plans, and 80 1t was
that his examination speedily broughtto close,
ana the chairman called upon
Mr.. A. d. Bishop who produced number OF
elaborate drawings and timely executed maps for the
mspe ton OF the Board. His plan differs from all
the Others, and appear TO be quite merit0rous 1t
is simply a succession Of stone pillars, resting on
piles pressed IN position by means OF floating der
rick. The cost OF the construction OF pier 100 feet
long, over this foundation Is estimated by Mr..
Bisnop at 1885, 000 and the cost Of pier OF the same
sort tgrantel, 45 by 400, 100000.
The Commissioners took elaborate notes or all the
plans and suggestions, ana adjourned until Fri
day next, at twoe O'Clock, when they expect to be
alb 10 decide and adopt some one OF the plans pro-
posed