New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-18
IMPROVEMENT or TIE WATER FRONT
TIE PROPOSITIONS or THE NETWORK PIER AND
WAREHOUSE COMPANY REFUSED.


WAREHOUSE COMPANY REFUSED.
Commissioners Wood presented to the Dock
Commissioner yesterday the following report in regard
TO the petition OF the New-York Pier and Warehouse
Company for a lease OF water front:
Tie NevYok Pier Warehouse Company having pvoI pct
RIVER Which alter careful consideration was denied ask the Board Of
Docks ior lease containing some new features, when @ 10 he ptt
toge and in accordance with We policy lh,d down b Inc
m The NeyO PEE and Warehouse COMPANY az e, s e1
tending north 5000 feet and place Of money snd o' "
TS To PC%s Nv % th sum Of S per for the
first years 500 annum for the second Yen us 49, so pe
suum for the fh years The Pier aud Warehouse Company 70 con-
,u ten yIy,s pier, in l u mot oSp cost Iep the sane
thorough repair during the said tenn OF year, an uot
S CO. te he o %hs ANY Se said Go%Hy I absolutely
Free oiatons free whsryes and pe wGGa De
upon city sidit onal debt sio any reeoqre % % G
purchase sha1vcs pier from the individual owners >, srs e
tse1 eve 20 e cSn%STc1 Of the world improved wharf pier
Of charge woud in e opinion Of the COMMITTEE
he directly opr The Ioc OF the Commissioners o. Docks
The Improvement onitO make the sefsusIsnn
grant the lease upon the terms contained TIE P1SpC Sa UD Da
city this loss to be made up by iaHson which would neue the
taxing Che Of dock property to support MONOPOLY ord
st sse ,O may a csg ~ i S WITH the & and in
dua PROF the water front would BE- rendered
beng free could be derived from the balance To
@ @ Ps Sa & a aaSn Of the water SH se VIZ
tanning unjust 70 tie city ana The individuals OWNS docks on the w
the derived from The collection Of Wharfage For he reasons
proposition unjust that 1t on necessary TO state them to ~
ond And for urherTstern,s proposition the Company pro-
pose to pay an annual sum BY va o. rent cr a E,r S9h r.,
snoGpl 70 seven per nv upon Oh @ ~ ~. If ~ ~
e and such Committee Of the Cha Of Com
rnerce be fir and reasonable Here is proposed
charge to the ws5oase Company the hereof TIE
Cnmate be bad gOly it would largely increase @
vhGrv srd pier for ne accommodation Of commerce competition
end al Their euse Company asks the City to bald
buhead TO be COMPOSED Of stone at an expense per
without provision for E1ing any portion o. me opens On IS
a Committee Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
tfa pro- oCb a1 cc y oDs q, more I on c
mentioned should the Commissioners decline granting she number si
Your COmc considering this lat proposition Of granting
lease OF one OF more pL' H'n e a. t "a r.. b
ieoons that spP in the Of tie ten piers vii apply With equal
These propositions to the Commissioner, t, be entirely in The
Of the City Of ami your Committee scarcely
believe that parties making sc poIosa. 20 80 Nip Sth c Ee
he COMMITTEE be conclusive Igqen against granting TIE petition
urged upon the Committee avoaIls petition
only excuse The COMMITTEE have TO present 70 ,he Board O 'e o
tbe Of the piers and hqlshaiI in The district referred to pet
with tie psn adopted for he improvement Of The war front Or
either purchase lease sn obtain from te oy
rght and build the Piers aud bA
head under supervision the Chief Of The Department Of
woud reasonable and be entitled to
The consideration board would be carving out tie pOlc Of
the Of DOCKS Improvement Of the ont and
give without to the city Amer careful
consideration Of The questions us retired the Committee recommend
70 the Board the adoption Of the following resolution
That the petition Of the NeElok Fer and warehouse
Company Of portion If the water font on the North River
| be denieL
The report OF the Committee was unanimously adopted
The Dock Commissioners Listened TO petition OF mer-
chants along the water front between Grand~and De
lanceysts asking that the distractions upon the piers
and bu kheads he removed. The Auditing Committee
reported that the 3Oh of June there was balance IN
the hands of Treasurer Smith of S05322 CO., received dur
ing July from pier rents 7S9 49, interest $40 3O toial
receipts SIS 457 &c. There had been diSbursed during
the same time for six dredging maclInes, sl9@OO Tor
wharf material SIS C99 So for hire OF ab0rcr So So;
salaries of clerical force, $4,S9S 26; to ChajhD'llh
Bradley for sinking fund.- S9,7s9 10 total Sl5ColZ 90