The New York herald., 1871-09-15
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.
A Wide Entrance for the Fulton Ferry Boat
wanted-The Oyster Barge Mem and Screw
Dock Owners Don't Want To Be Re-
mOved-obstructions in the Ear-
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The Board OF Dock Commissioners met yesterday
afternoon In stated session, with MIR. Wilson G..
Hunt In the chair, and Commissioners Henry, Wood
and Smith present. After the usual routine had
been disposed OF Commissioner Wood, for theI
Auditing Committee, presented two special reports
on bills which had been referred to them. One was
or $l,s62, presented by Warren Gates son, forI
stone, which had been procured with the customary
authority from the Board. The stone Il appeared
was for use on the rprap wall at the soutnerly end
OF the HUDSON River Il was necessary to use the
stone immediately, the price was fair ana just,
and the Commissioners recommended therefore,
that the bill be paid. The other bill was balance.
due to Gilbert II. Ferris for the construction Of six
mud scows and amounted to l,l80 This bill. as
well as the other above mentioned, was ordered to-
be paid. q
Among the many communications was one from
Mr. Cyrus p. Smith, Director OF the Union FerrE
Company, asking for permission to make
BIGGER MOUTH
for the Fulton ferry. From the communication 10
appears that the ferry rack and dock adjoining pier
~, at the outer end OF the slip, are broken, ana
thereby dangerous TO the boats entering and eav-
ing the slip. Mr.. Smith complains that the ferry is
not now as wide as It should be to allow the free
trance OF the boats. He proers on the part of the
Ferry Company, to fix up the rack and dock and
mittcd to cut OF portion OF the outer end Of tha
dock, so as to widen the mouth Of the ferry slips
The communication was on motion OF Commisl
sioner Smith, referred to the Executive Committed
Communications were received from Mr.. Smith In
reference to obsructions on pier 22 adjoining the
Fulton ferry house. In these he states that the
Ferry Company authorized certain parties TO erect
FISH AND POULTRY STANDS 4,
against the side Of the ferry house. 80 as to avoid the
possibility Of greater nuisance The owners or the
stands paid no rental. The communications were
in reply TO an order Of the department directing the
removal OF tho oDstrucions on che piers along tho
East River. The communications were referred TO
the Executive Committee.
communication was received from Mr.. J. e.
Jones' Captain OF the Port enclosing q petitions
from number OF merchants and others living OF
boats, on the East River. The petition asks that
THE BIvALvE VENDORS !
they now cucumber. Tne department had ordered
the removal OF the boats, as they were permanent
they thought, be done just well on land and the
slips now occupied could be utilized for the purposes
THE SCREW DOCK
came also under the head OF permanent obstrucs
tions and IN reply to the order as regards the dock
owning the structure, and also another signed BY
many business people OF the vicinity: The former
communication shows mat the dock was built
not exactly before the ho0d-bur before South
street was open. and ir had been moved
up to its present location to accommodate
the work on South street; that the Common
Council in 1889 had granted permit for its continue
ance; that the company nad done the dredging and
repairing around the dock, and that they now want
the department to dredge the slip again. The pro-
perty owners In the netghbOrhOOd assured thS
commissioners that the location OF the dock is Ok
great advantage and accommodation TO their bust,
ness and prayed that 1t may not be removed. The
communications were referred to the Executive
Committee.
DANGEROUS INSTRUCTIONS.
A fr0TU IN nhutf
Company notified the department that the ligntes
last at the pier foot Of Eighteenth street, East River
and remained dangerous obstruction to navfga-
uon. On motion the superintendent was directed
10 nave the obstruction removed forthwith.
Another obstruction was reported by General
Mcclellan, Engineer-inChef, as existing near tha
found by survey that portion OF the crib OF The old
pier sui remained, about nity ieet westward from
the new pier, and that II covered by only Ave feeg
OF water at mean low tile, aud should be at once r6&
moved. Referred to the Executive Committee. A
number OF the
sUPERINTRNDENTS' RRpoRrs
we're read showing, among other things, that the
Battery rip rap was progressing favorabiY; that the
brick men need close watching TO prevent them
leaving bricks piled on the docks; that on Forty,
seventh street dock Tor several days past there had
been pile Of some 10000
BRICKS WITHOUT AN OWNER,
or ratner the district superintendent could not nud
an owner Tor them that the Second Avenue Rail-
road Company had driven piles and erected shed at
the junction OF second avenue and 10th street. en-.
croachlng on the naviga0le waters and that per-
init had been given them TO do so. This last natler
was referred to the Executive Committee 10 inquire
into Immediately, and the others were ordered on
hle, alter which the Board adjourned.