The New York herald., 1871-11-17

Meeting 0f The Board Of Commits ioncrs--
WORKINGS OF the Depnrimcnt-Wo OGDEN shed
Owners MS PcfiiiOsers-Stovedores To Be
ssed-Thc Financial Trouble- of tie Hoard
Musf the Work BE sfoppcds
The Commissioners OF Public Docks assembled
yesterday in stated session. with the President Mr.
John 7. Agncw, In the chair, and Commi issIoners
Hunt. Wood and Smith present. The Secretary, Mr..
j. Grenvile Kane, read tue minutes the last reg
uiar meeting aud oi the special meetings since that
ume. The minutes were read ana approved,
alter which Mr.. Hunt, from tue Executive
Committee. offered several reports, which were
adopted. The committee had examined
the report OF superintendent Ransom the refusal
Of one John Dunn 70 provide q plankng for his
horses 70 walk on While hoising pier al foot OF
Twenty third street, East River. The committee
recommend that bill OF SIS, being 81 for each day,
be sent TO the culrrt Dunn and that tn case nc re.
iuse or neslects to pay tne same the Corporation
counsel be requested 10
Dun Mr.. DUSy
untu he sha haze done what the commits siuners
require oiIl OF the same sort for 81 was ordered
70 be sent to John Graney Tor working horse on
the dock at the foot OF Thirty street orth
River. without the requisite treaolng platform.
The comml tee reported on the subject OF pier 81
kast River, on the report Of superintendent Lynch
that Mr. 5. brown be directed 10 repair The panking
nj the head OF the pier, under the direction OF
perintcndent eservelL
The committee further reported In favor II
awarding 10 Mr. X. W. Hallock the Job ol raising the
srsRES sLoor
IN the slip between piers 20 and q East River; the
sum to be paid for the work TO be $50 and all that
may be recovered rom the wreck to belong TO the
contractor. Accompanying the rcporl was letter
IRON The owner showing that ne abandoned all
caiia 10 tue vessel.
Commissioner WooD, from the Auditing Commit
tee reported that there were two bills signed by
All the members Of the committee which ought 10
TO paid. The fret was the balance due for 1000
caseo Of Portland cement and amounted 10 ST. ,4S 3s
tue second was rent due The last
QUARTER DAY,
which was the hTsl day VI November, but the lana.
iord, knowing ana spprecaiing the impecunlous
condition oil the department had kindly iefra,ned
Irum sending In the OIL until the present time.
On motion the Treasurer was directed 10 pay both
lis.
ent Neservcli, which showed-rne
NAGyASIMiTy OF LEssEEs
~ docks and Duhhcads, NJ has frequently been de.
inonstrated before. Mr. we.iervelt reported that
the bulAuead al tie FOOT ol Wesr eleventh
.,rsci which IS 90 feet IN length, was unsafe safe
u was an such a really dangerous condition That
u should be repaired immediately. The bulkiicad
WAS leased ny IA Mr. FarrInpton who was anAIons
70 have the repairs done, put would not pay Ior
them, as he claimed he was not obliged, being a
lessee from The city, to do any oi repairing. Tue
matter was referred TO The Executive COMMITTEE 10
inquire into aud report.
communication was received from Ely. Cameron
\ Co. Tor
PERMISSION TO ERECT FRAME BUILDINGS
facing me buikhead between Cortlandt and Ucy
streets. They claimed that there was only two feet
dcp'h 81 water at high tide, tnat the dock was IN
bad condition, and several other causes combined
To make polite and economic for tue departm
TO grant them "A release VI tae premises ana permit
them 70 build handsome frame buildings
Commissioner WOOD moved 10 deny the nctitloil
as no knew the petitioners wanted 10 erect the
buildings for the purpose OF selling lher goods
and he did not think " right 10 allow ihe erection
of buildings m place nom which similar buildings
had just been removed rs distractions. Mr..
Woods motion Was adopted ana the petition &C.
c0rdIngly denied.
somewhat similar petiion was received from
Mcssrs. J. M. blue ana q. w. Wiley. THIS petltioa
was quite lengthy and Was for permission 10 cover
space between PIERS 10 aud 70 North River Win
s'handsolnc structures" The petition gave nine dis
Iinct reasons why-in the opinion OF Mcssrs. Blu,
sud NiIev--tne Dock Department should regard
them w;ih especial favor aud grant their petition
Tie matter was referred 10 the Executive Commit
Tee.
4 petition Tor water rignt at the foot Of wes'