The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-16

A Private Company Ask Peru,ission 10 Ere


A Private Company Ask Peruission To Erect
Ten Piers.
The Commissioners OF Docks had their usual
weekly meeting yesterday President John +.
Agnew IN the char, and Messrs. Henry Hunt,
Wood and Smith being present.
Commissioner Hunt, from the Executive Com
mittee, r ported on the petitions Of the Pennsy
wanna Coal Company and others for additional
wharf facilities for landing COAL recommending Inat
at early day there be additional facilities afforded
10 land coal on the North river Mr.. Hunt also
reported the completion OF the ning In Of
the bulkhead at East Eighty-sxtn street.
The committee reported against dredging the slip
at pier As North river, as requested by the Phila
depnia Steamship Company, on the ground that the
law does not authorize such work.
The committee reported upon the petition OF citi-
zens for the dredging OF the slips between Thirty
ninth and Fortietn streets, and recommended that
the owners be ordered 10 dredge opposite their re-
spective premises as ordered by the superintendent
All Of the reports were adopted.
commissioner Wood reported that he and Mr..
Smith, on Saturday, examined the encumbrance
on the North river below Chambers street, which
should be removed He had list OF hucksters,
stores and other nuIsances wnicn should be sup.
pressed. including two barges belonging to Mr.. Sta
com, WHO was compelled To remove his building by
the Board some time ago aud IN defiance OF law had
replaced IL by barges. lie offered a resolution or
the removal OF all distractions, huckster shops,
FENCES and sheds etween Chambers street anu Bat.
te y place and on the Duikhead south of pier NO.
before the LIST OF August. All that part west OF
Washington Market Is excepted for the present
Mr. Hunt desired tnat the resolution be referred TO
the Executive committee. Mr.. Henry opposed suCn
proposition US he was anxious to see the siuatters
removed. It Was referred TO the Executive CON-
mlltee, with power to ACT at once.
Communi, ations were received from residents OF
Manhattanve asking jr more wharf facilities and
recommending new pier at 10th street: from Su-
pcrintendent WeStervelt respecting the driving OF
piles by Mr. Webb; from Ezra Iumby, asking for
lease OF part OF pier on East river; from the Norris
ana Steamship Company, for permission to erect
passenger house at pier 70 East river and loot Of
East Eighth street; from Patrick MCGEE. TO
remove an office on pier 30 East river from
one side OF the pier to the other; from
the New York Pier and Warehouse Company
asking the lease OF land under water sufficient to
erect ten piers In the North river south OF pier No.
]. the company 10 erect the piers and have lease
for ten years. with the privilege OF four renewals;
to pay $1,000 per year for the first ten years, and
increase OF $1,000 per year long they lease the
the dredging OF slips between Twenty eighth and
Thirticth streets, North river. These commualca
tons were referred to appropriate committees.
Reports were received from the district superin-
tendents showing persistent neglect on the part OF
some persons to comply with the orders OF the
Board, which were referred to the Executive Com
mtee.
The representatives of the Hartford line OF
steamers were heard regarding the storing OF coal
at pier "a East river the Board having ordered that
coal shall not be stored there. The Commissioners
declared that they had no objection TO the company
taxing coal there but they did not desire that the
dock should he made coal yard, and the company
Will be permitted to coal as usual ut the pier and
keep one days supply on the dock.