New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE NEW DOCKS AND PIERS.


WORK MISREPRESENTATION OF TUE BuLNuEAD
AND OF PIER NO. l.
At last the great work of rebuilding the
docks and piers aud improving tho river frontage OF
New-York has been actually begun. The Commissioners
Docks have decided to push the work Of constructing
Pier Nc. 1 with much rapidly as Is consistent WIN
stability 70 has been reported thSt Pier No Wi'
to be built at the same time; buLRils Is an error Inv
Commissioners have naturally began the work with tho
widening Of West-st. aud the construction OF inc nc"
khead in the vicinity OF the proposed new pier before
beginning work on the pier Itself The southern emu OF
the bulkhcad will be about about 125 feet north Of castle
Garden at the Southwest corner Of Battery@iace ~
will extend outinto the rvtr lsi feet from the present
line OF buikhead When completed there VIII be "lo'h
OF $50 feet from the houses the east side OF Wess
The face of the bulkhead along the river and at its
southern end win start from foundation lying on the
solid rock OF gravel .eaching 10 within six feet OF the
mud line and cons rIcted entirely Of large blocks OF
gay granite from Maine. The Intervening space VIII De
filled in with nprap and ruhb.e, on "hoh
the pavement OF the WhHrNts ana fu"9S
VIII he laid Dredging for the foundation
Of the facing going on and as fast as the mno j.
taken out, the rip-rap is thrown overheard, ana
divers 90 down TO lay it. At the southern race OF the
bulkhead there viii be a massive public landngpace,
1876 feet long At either end viii be handsome granite
stairway descending TO the landings, which VIII oe
three in number to sut tho rise and fan OF the tlde e
extend 10 feet beyond the line OF the bulk
head: the top of the bulkLoad being IT, IN.
above high water mark, and 10 II. in. above low
water mark. Covering the nght angie u1us
formed by the Battery quay and the southern race OF
the bukhead where the landingpace H. oreakWatcr Is
10 DO erected n the form Of quarter circle the north
ern end Of which will be 100 feet from The bulkhead ana
the southern end lS feet from the Battery quay TINS
breakwater IS prevent the washing OF small vessels
against the sea-wall
The pier itself will be 900 et long by 80 feet wide, and
will rest upon the bulkhead and the terminal and nine
intermediate pier supports These supports VIII De
built the solid rock, with just sufficient rprap TO
make level surface. From tho rock to within
two feet OF low water mark they VIII be
constructed Of solid blocks Of concrete weighing from 90
to 100 tuns each; above that granite only will be used
The intermediate pier supports Will be feet by so feet
from top bottom but the end one viii be So feet by II
feet at the bottom tapeTng of to so feet by feet at the
top. The supersructure will be entirely of wrought
iron four feet high, and with wooden guard eight
inches high running around H. Strong wrought iron
Orders will support II, with lateral iron beams running
on either side. Cross beams with lateral bracings
VIII support and strengthen the superstructWe
between the pier Orders. These girders viii rest on
bearing blades so as TO allow for all possible expansion
and contraction OF the The roadway OF the pier
will consist first of tmber. inches by u inches, laid
across from the iron lateral beams then Of 1nch plank
ing, laid transversey; and, finally, OF 4inch wooden
pavement over every intermediate piersupport there
will be mooringpot Of catron, and between the sup
ports there will he lamp-posts on either side. Two
larger lamps will be placed at each end OF the pier.
II is calculated that the work OF laying the granite OF
the bulkhead will begin about the Let of September and
be finished about Dee. l. The completion Of the pier will
depend somewhat the state OF the weather and the
roughnoss of the water None but wrought iron will he
used n the superstrucure, and the granite viii he
Piled by Darr ch Andrews son from the quarries OF
Biddefurd and Fox Island ia Maine.