New-York tribune., 1871-12-30
IMPROVING THE WATER FRONT.

| WORK OF THE DOCK DEPARTMENT SINCE ITS
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BUILT AND RE-
PAIRED.
| Jacob A. Westervclt, Superintendent of Re-
pairs Of the Dock Department, will transmit to the
Board of Dock Commissioners, Thursday next. the
suoned report the actual work done by the Depart
ent since its organization in May 1870 This report is,
in one respect incomplete, does not include the
building and repairing Of large number Of dumping
boards. The total cost Of the improvements including
an expenditure of t2oooo for maehpcry, was found at
| the last audit to be $ls4o,OoO
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS, Dec %, 1870
Schedule OF piers and bulkheads built and rebuilt by
the Department since Aug l5 1870 when active opera
Xe,c Piers Buif on the East Rirer.-Per No. 81. he
tween Kvingon and Stantonsts extended $50 feet 70
Water Per foot Of hirds % feet 30
wide. built on piles. Pier at foot Of Twenty.fourh-a
attached l2Ox4o feet. built on piles Pier at foot Of
extended lS0 feet 40 feet wide, built
feet o long by VIDE Sut
entirely on piles PIER at foo, Of lso
foot Of Tnyeishtht. 200 feet long by feet wide.
e At ow ws Pier Of 100
long by feet wide built piles, Pier ct foot Of Forty
Piers on East Rirer Rebuilt from Lou Water or hartn0E En-
ensrt Repairs-Pier No6 Coentic Large repairs.
Of pier 476 feet width SO feet Pier No T. Coehkssp
outer end rebuilt from low water and large quantity OF
psees to put . tin in suitable condton length Of per ss
feet; widlh ~ feet Pier No. 49, OldslpOuter end re-
built aud extensive repairs made to large portion Of
ianelRebat from low water and widened the entire
length 450 feet long, and 36 feet wide Pier No. 1e,
Fetcher.st.-Rebut from low water. and widened tho
whole length 40 feet long, and Sc feet wide. Pier No.
10. Burng~l-Outer end rebuilt from low water, and
surface repaired H7 feet long, and a feet wide Pier
No q, Burlingsip Outer end rebuilt from low water
Pier No. a. FaltOh s-Outer end rebuilt from distance
ct about 100 feet; $50 feet long, and 80 feet vide
Per No. 49, Beeknsn-st, large repairs. piles. fcnders
feet width about 80 feet. Pier No 81 Markct-slp re
built from low water and widened to ~ feet length 3I7
feet Pier No. 4o pike-st, large repairs outer eud
and moving piles length $50 feet width 81 feet Pier 80
a. Rutgers-slip rebuilt from low water widsDed and
Strengthened 363 feet long and IL feet wide Pier No
JefersOn-st large repairs, outer end rebuilt
ing piles backing pieces S3s feet long and feet wide
Pier at GOverneurslip. rebuilt and tended about 20
feet whole length about 70 feet width 80 feet Pier No.
53 slip, rebuilt from low water, All fest long
and "a feet wide Pier No. 81 Jacksonst., retnt from
thirdst, rebuilt from low water feet long and 20 feet
wide. Pier at fiftythirdst rebuilt from low water 90
Sy o. isst M fes s =. snG e & ss9u from ox
red and sixth rebuilt from low water I0s by 40 feet
t'e. hao'ng Small k'pn'r' on East Ricr-Plers Nus.
Butkheads Ket on East Rirer.-Bulk heads bet ween
Piers Nos and and IL and IL, Is and TO- ~ and a.
81 and S2 So and g. foot Of Corearss foot Cherry
ccy st. Seventeenthst. between Piers Nos. 81 ana g.
foot Of Twenty stcond-s foot OF Twenty st. be-
Twenty fourth and Tweuty fifth Sis, ii Forty
and at One hnndrcdand wcntich-st
Ne" Iters Bn'h on NE Worth kirer-Pier at TweNLst.
hult On piles, i2s feet long by 30 feet wide Pier nj
Hahsevoort ST., built piles, I20 et lou. By 40 feet
%ie Pr AT iioato-st built piles. long nv
it'' Dns Wy aoi,,t vide Per at Twenty -sixtst built
"h p' ;'D ir'l '"E ~ Aof feet wide. ircr at Forty
st'H 49, 'o Ir'I "ne h' 20 ir' Wide. iacr Furl,
pre- "'"' 10 l"i- i"r 1t Ftl .scVcn;n-,t, center