The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-15

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/ Comm .sioners IN Teiatlon thereto.
description of the plans submitted viii be found
| In The pnntei volume aaove referred TO.
Tue following Is = us: OF the names OF those who
| AIRED P. Bollen. ". Harold Smith.
| 8. Il. 4. NOwlan. John A. Bryal
| M. .. David on Co. J. Is. Van l)euser.
Howe Il Cotton. W. q. II. WadGel.
| {. IL. L1.enthal. New iora Pier u Ware.
! Rlcnafd d. ullnin. LOuse Co.
James b. wilson. w. N. Dunshcc.
Charles POIieZ. III. Plnner
f, b. D. PERKINS. Lenry Wilde.
r. A Cneesebrouyh 7. u. Stewart.
e. .. Il n. p. Otis. A. d. Bishop.
W. y. Pclton. Gilbert Earle.
s A. Frost. James c. Luce.
Thomas EIasner. Charles Pontez
G. L. aasweli. Ralph Aston.
James Burson.l J. A. Duasworth
": - ROGERS II. n. Enmons & F. Kis
len ANN b. pers,ns. R. il, Uneesebrough.
". r. nitehead. Ralph Aston.
Sidneg q. ahelbournc William wilson.
J. &. Nichols. Cross Il Van Dusen.
Addio' oDal plans were receired after The said
volume Was pcbiIshe-I. The following il list Of
The names OF tnoss who furnished them
! Z. W. Baker Il Co. George ". Stunt.
/! Andrew Scott. Arthur Folsom.
I w. d. WOOD. FRANCIS Pigeon.
/ J. Frank LSInan Chamber vi Commerce.
/ Henry Gerue.. EqoerC l.. Ntele.
! Harris 4 Baker. Cllnu0n Roosevelt.
>. H. 4. Nov IAN. j. A. C0tEnghan.
Due consider lion was given by the Board to the
plans mus submitted.
Many OF Encn contain very excellent ideas az
woid naturaiy DC che case WIN regard TO q subject
Fhlcn has long been discus cd and which has re.
ceivei various practical solutions IN different narfs
OF the wor.d. Tie bess OF these general ideas are
Tot novel AL are Is s1uuid suggest themselves
T. any co1pe,en engineer cnargei WITH the Girec.
,iol Of such u worS. Tleir chief ysiUe then, and
THAI 10 slight one ccnss SITS Ia the additional weight
they give 10 the CONCLUSIONS reached by The Com
The real disfcuity consists IN carrying out these
ideas practically. This can be done only with tnat
ltt,s~
/ problem wnich cen he gained solely through the
Iona continued clio. Us u corps organized tor tho
special purpose.
The Board avine on tile 18th day OF April. 1871,
In Pursuance subdiy iSion CT section OF clapier
81. o The Laws Of lei determined upon the d ans
To- tne Improvement 0. tnc wafer front oil the CITY,
supltted them, together win tue specifications,
estlaaes and particulars relating thereto. to The
| Commissioners D the sinking Fund on The 27tn day
0. ApfA, .oIl on which day the said plans were
duly adoptei by the sad Coilmss .ioners, and re.
turned - the ooird governing tins department, IN
| Certificate OF such adoption written thereon, IN
| CONFORMITY with the law.
TIE plan .. docks proposed is embraced IN the
J general system VI protecting The river font by
permanent river Haii OF masonry, carried out rom
the present baknead hne sufficient dlsl ance 10
make river street Isl rect VIDE the North river
and 100 1eet Oh the East river, 10 Ihriylrst street
! (excepi around Corlears Hoo., from Montgomery 70
era d streets where Ii Will be loo icet wide, the
wan from that point decreasing 10 l,5 ieet From
thus river wall piers viii De placed al such Intervals
a. wLi give the creates. Accommodation Tor snip
These PIERS which it is proposed to build for the
substantial ana durable Character than those now
| Constructed. TIL, course is recommended on ac-
either masonry or iron; PROVISION mas, however,
been made IUr the erection VI Few Oh luis chatac.
| ter, aud snJuid Il at any time DC regaiied cXpe-
dent 10 adopt them TO greater extent it can
. rcgu1iy lie done.
| sucn us auce only on Doth the North aud East
rivers ~ Is necessary to give ample wharf facilities
ior the present @ maercc OF the cIty; they be
further EXTENDED as the Increasing commerce re.
| qliles accommodation.
for a discussion OF the system OF dock improve
J ment, above mentioned, as well, also, as the dis
tncfyc features the water 'front.' oi the city, You
are respectfully refer red 10 the report ~ the En-
| gincey-,l CGie which Is submitted here WITH
The report OF the Engineer Chief on the opera
! tons or the bureau sInce It's organization is also
rgpAiRs 10 PIERS AND pULKuFAns.
! large a!nounE OF WORK has peen accomplished
by tie Department since its organization, III repair
Ing ana rebuilding the pers and bulEieads belong
ing the city. total Cost Of s2s5,iiJ II. for me
particulars vi when reference MADE 20 the report
OF The superintendent OF Repairs ald supplies
/ herewith submitted.
a number OF slips belonging 10 the corpora ton on
i tie Norih ana East MYERS have been ared2ed 1T q
total expense OF so5i75 ~, Tor the particulars Of
which reference IS made 10 the report of fngIneer-
| in-Cn,ei herewith submitted.
! DISTINCTIONS on wuAgvgs, rfEss AND BULgHEAos.
1ho Board being DESTROYS to Iacl,itate ana promote
the Interests % commerce IL every way consistent
WITH lu5ticc 10 all parte5 engaged IN rs pursuits
considered, ut tie same time uat all unnecessary
DISTINCTIONS should be removed nom the wGaryes,
peers anQ .ukhelds many struc' ares ppon which
! had beoi erccteu without authority and greatly
! teriered with the egiimate uses thereon.
Inc Board therefore caused piacarcis 70 he posted
1 on all the whafNes, piers and bukhs ads On each
river, giving notice 10 all persons owning or occupy
ing any she'd house oice or other erectiCns thereon
of ant structures permanently Ostig la any OF tie
slips or the city oi New FORK tnat application must
he made to ins Department. for permit TO retain
\ the use OF the game during the pleasure or the
! Doard; and that ;ais Department would grant per.
! ints free oil charge, where IL appeared that the
structures the continued use oil Which was applied
for were necessary Tor tie convenience OF the COM
iherce or the port OF New York, ald dd not inter-
iere with the rules and regulations OF the Depart
! MCut
| Further notice vas given that In future no sruc-
ture of any Kind whatever should be erected on any
per, wharf or bulk head OF permanently moored n
any SIP, without the permission Of tie Board gov
er,.ing the Department or Docks.
| In Obedience TO the requirements OF SAID notices
4 upwards cf 100 applications for pernits 10 ne ain
TIE use OF structures upol the wharves, piers and
bn keads or the city have been received and acted
| upon Dy the Board.
In ali cases action was taken only after careful IN
vcstigaton anG personal vsiLs ~ the Executive
Committee tvvicw the structures Tor when permits
| were asked.
Tne duties which have engaged tho attention Of
the Board, other man those above referred TO- lave
been hume and varied and 1t would be diiilcut
| 10 cassidy tnem to fuIy state HEN without un.
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