The New York herald., 1871-03-10
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.
Meeting Of the Beard Of Commissioner

Meeting Of the Beard Of Commissioners.
The regular weekly meeting OF the Commissioners
OF Docks was held yesterday at their otlces Broad.
way, corner OF Leonard street. There was full
attendance OF the Board, with the President, COM
missioner John T. Agnew, in the chair. The minutes
OF the previous meeting were read by the secretary,
Mr.. James G. Kane, and adopted nen. con. Reports
OF committees being next In order the Executive
Committee recommended that the report from the
ing up OF water front at pier q North river be placed
on nle. In relation to communication from Comp
troer Richard B. Connolly stating that suits
had been brought against the city In consequence
or vessels on the North river being damaged by
striking against certain blocks on the pier at Fifty.
ninth street the committee recommended that these
BLOCKS AT FIFTY-NINTH STREET BE REMOVED,
and bids advertised for TO carry the removal into
effect. General McCellan's proposal to build pier
at the foot OF Fify-ninth street, North river, was
ordered TO be placed on file, action on the matter
having already been taken by the Board state.
THE MANURE DUMPING NUISANCE
on the open lots between F0rty-rhird and Forty
fourth streets, East river and which the Isoard OF
Health has ordered to be removed, was stated to
have been referred to that body PERMISSION was
granted to parties on piers Nos and A. North rver
TO construct offices on wheels there. The Metropolis.
tan steamship Company received G similar per.
mission for pier No. IL. resolution introduced by
Commissioner Wood. for leave to extend pier No.
W
land from the Harlem boats was referred TO tha
Executive Committee. The object Of this resolution
was to give
LANDING FACILITIES 70 THE HOUSE OF REFUGE.
The following matters were also referred to the
executive c0mmittee-Pr0posal to build a pier at
twenty sixth street. North river, 3OO feet long by
1orty feet deep, at an estimated cost OF $4,000 to
construct q buknead at private cost between
Sixtlctn and Sixtysecond streets. North river. to
receive flling also a dumping dock at the foot Of
Flftynnth street; the bulkhead between Forty-nftR
and F0rtyslxth streets, East river, reported by
superintendent Finley TO be in dangerous and
dipidated state; 10 build up pier II East ryer Ia
drive sples and build platform at Thirty ninth
and FOrteth streets, North riverI Mr. +. A. South
ward Offering to sell water front ana bu,khead ON
North river, between Franklin and North Moore
Streets Superintendent Keyser, complaining OF tile
Department OF Parks dumping gravel Oh pier at
l33d street, North river, and leaving IN the way Of
the merchandise landed there, ana recommending
instead that the piers at Seventy-nintn ana I3sth
streets be given over to the gravel men; recOm4
mendng removal OF smiths shop on bukhead be-
tween piers Nos. 3 and North river.
Commissioner Wood then Introduced the Following
resolution which was ad0pted-
Resolved, That the inspector Of district No North river
be instructed to platform and shed by
nclius Stockman At pier 81 North river.
Alterations and improvements were ordered at
Thirty-seventh street, North river. series OF re.
ports on the conditions Of East river piers read.
when the Board went into executive session.