New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-15

or DER milo or wharf inr. ..522I1.
In he above Ctirft i0r the cost of the river wall TO
filing OF the river street is included, hut DO, ;c paving.
In the estimate Jon tic piers provision AiH Nceh W'Ne
for Jew into thc construction Of which MA oEE and
iron wi enter rut the great majority I'D be or pre-
served wool but u the best manner ana Ilr superior
To the existing So stem. The question OF Iri ling pies
Of masonry non simply one Of cost and -eJ can no
applied anywhere along the river iroAt Whenever ID -
considered desirable 20 do 50. -. ,....
But the cost ol building permanent piers D. so great
that have not Thought II advisable To recommend ht
general use, especl9y at time when ih.y }, oi SUI
gTeat value. and when taxation for all purposes Is 30
heavy burden upon the community. .,
lave DO doubt 20 the immediate necessity OF WIZ
eulug the river rts and building p~lM.u ll'.i
wall az recommended; bat think it sound policy 10
content ourselves ior the present Wlth con'ifu.2E ls
that win afford all necessary iacllties III t way 81 spIC
general arrangement, and strength but mostly oI =.
cheap material, leaving " lof 0tHer - 49,
than We are. replace them by permanent structures
whenever IL Rs tbe eT pTonoed locations and
dimensions of tie piers are liable to be changed "eh
case-e o., pier laid down as SO feet IN W'th may 10
serve some special purpose IN It's use be changed 10 p
feet or 60 feet and cce UcSd SO, too, any >ptcI sup
may have TO be vdeuej or narrowed 10 ale'!',a "
the best advantage the commerce OF the "a, cent pv
Sheds are not included IN the above et mate as men
construction must vary with the use 10 WHICH '"'! ''
be put. ..,- -. - s,., IN
reference TO tic cost the Liverpool and London 90 g.
me liverpool docks up to lS5 according 10 SIR M
line obtained by this expenditure Was "a miles J !alss
that is about S,5l00C0 IN gold per iliy, ei realms ~
mind the low cost of labor and material NO me iir h
works were executed should think II not @Idg 20 ~
that similar work could not be executed Do O1 he
double thar amount Again, the London oo,As tos e
dOcl; system of London nave cdlllti 'I ~
(colO and this capital, It is believed, was WL,l3 -
pended in the docks, warehouses etc H. t - Tho
quay line OF $50 feet and hence accoiHak III nsr
above statement cost az the rate Of SllU. .oy ~ I
mile of quay line. Aud similarly tIS ~ ~ COST aS
Docks of London, with quay line OF o'll' '''' wv
The rate OF SlO,G00O0O per mile. . N,,, Yo,l
In word, the nature OF the WAFER i'm , ~ tiyerpoo
i sucb that dock facilities equal 10 tL9's 81 -
can he obtained under the Arrangement pb'po',u' 81
cost incomparably less than that OF thos' S"lio 'o
In terminating this report may ne pIoier 70 y
a..
he new orran cement of river wall and piers 10 thy '
lire water front Of the city at once CT IN ~
future Int only 90 provide promptly TOT tH' ,ha
,rnts of tho Existing commerce. and then To tAt'l ~
new construction Us that commerce hcls-,t. 49, n
oure. additional facilities, so that the eNl tl'i.ui' An
IT, distributed over considerable time, ana the
impoSed be in lust proportion to the commerce " i W
tended 10 accommodate. ,-.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant M,
Gro. Is. MCCLELLAN, Engineer Wt"'y'