The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-15
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY JUNE 49, ls7-TRlPIE SHEET

length Of quay frontage within the docks Is fourteen
Lilies ana liz yards The docks are bounded on the
aggregate length OF nearly dve mi es. Az rule.
sheds.
The time for entering and departing from these
90 MS Is limited to from TWO and half 10 three
ours each TUE and a. the stills OF the docks are
ABOVE low water, there are more than one hundred
dajs IN The year when vessels drawing more Than
egnlecD ieet cannot enter them. and many DAYS
when only sixteen ect can be earned In. A good
deal OF difficulty Is exncrienced III Keeping these
docks Tree from mud ami silt
Inc port OF London inay he said 10 be confined
within that portion OF tue Thames which extends
rom rom London Bridge TO the lower end OF Bngsby's
Along this portion OF the river it averages about
LILO feet IN length ut high water, ana about S74
ieet az low water, tne average depth at low water
beng a traction over fifteen feet me sprny tides
rise az LONDON Bridge IRON seventeen 10 twenty
feet the neaps from rfteon to sixteen feet.
Considerations similar 10 those wticn determined
the uoc6 system oi Liverpool have created CORE
sponding system Tor the port Of London. In lat
ter Case, In the former the river 'front.'
snd anchorage ground, The great daily yaria. ons Of
the tIe the necessity Of providing Tor the cheap and
rapid handling OF freight. have led the aoie engi-
neeis 10 whom the problem has been entrusted To
construct enclosed wet.docKs, similar III principle 10
those o. Liverpool, put differing III SOME details OF
surrounded by extensive ware louses the sis OF the
gat.s are below low-watcr marx, and the docks
have been cxcavatcd inside the shore Iine
t!avinx bre1y called attention TO the photographic
cal features the dock cons ructlons peculiar
the porls OF Liverpool and London, win aow, III a
very lew words, mention the ndGurll advantages OF
tue port OF New York, ana The ge1 eral character OF
The system best c.icula,el .op lhese advan-
tag III the least cost OF time and money.
Inc city OF New IOrk perhaps unrlvaliel IN Its
position as = eat commercial mart, Is situated
upon island formed by three rivers Oh These the
hudson Is chief In volume and extent This Ilver
washes thirteen miles Of the shore line Of city,
every i0oS OF which distance can easily he made
available Tor the Of Vessels vi largess class;
1t 10 navgabie for 49, miles ABOVE the city, and Dy
lts connecting Canals aiorda water communication
win the Western Stare5 and the cham OF 4reat
lakes. Through the upper aud lower DAYS the Huu-
son communicates directly with enc ocean, aford
Ing safe and cOnven enJ passage TO the largest
ocean steamers, as well az to the smaller coaatng
vessels.
The East river although Inferior to the HUDSON,
yet anOrdS RIVER frontage OF nine and One quarter
miles most OF which eau nc made availab e Tor the
largest vessels, gives good cOlmuhicanon rom
TIE Hudson 10 Long Island sound and through tue
latter brings New YORK Into close com nunicaLon
with the manufacturing States Of New England.
while 1t Affords second approach to the Atlantic
The Harlem river would Alone In many parts OF
the word. he regarded Us sufficient IN itself Tor the
requirements Of y respectable cOLlmercc: 1t gives
two ANA ehau miles OF GOOD water front 20 The
cly, and presents the means Of obtaining, a. Iea-
sOnabIe cost second anu convenient channel Of
communication Tor small vessels between the upper
waters OF tae Hudson and Long Island SQUAD.
rivers, immediately opposite New York, available
Tor anchorage, amounts 70 thirteen and one half
square miles, and THIS area Is perfectly safe. never
being rendered dangerous 10y the wlnds CT waves.
The upper DAY Of New lork presents IN available
area Of fourteen square miles OF perfectly safe
cnorage 1he lower bay possesses an anchorage area
oi eiynty.eighs square miles.
1ha total available water 'front.' Of the city Is
twenry.fOur ana three-guarter miles. Tue average
rise aud fail OF the tide a.ong Ouf WAGER 'front.' IL four
ana lnree-lenths leet. 1t VIII thus be seen that,
emitting foreign to the immediate purpose of this
report the great commercial facilities Oh Brooklyn
and the Jersey shore, localities wnich are however,
lndissoably connected IN interest with New York,
and be jween which ana TINS city no rivalry ought
ever TO exist New YORK possesses advantages VII CHI
need only be developed TO enable IL W accommodate
all the commerce that the future can concentrate
here.
II requires no demonstration to prove that COM
MERGE Is the very lie blood OF New York, Lug
only the classes directly engaged In II, but all
others OF the population as well.
IL Is evident that any money ludictOuSly expended
In Great ng facilities which Will clcapcn, expedite
and render secure Lle work Of loaiing anu unload
ing vessels will be Well expended. and @ill yield
such abundant returns In the general prosperity Of
the Community as To render IL wise 10 re luce the
charges upon commerce, ut least the lowest point
comp tbe win paying the Interest upon the coat Of
the necessary improvements On tile water FROM and
making good Inevitable deterioration.
In commercial mart like TINS ali port and dock
charges, Oh whatever Nature upon shipping, should
be reduced to n!nimam.
Tne pre-eninent advantages OF such o port rs New
YORK should never b. sacrinced by the Short5ight
mercc.
IL win now be well 10 cali attention to the follow
ing statement III regard 70 tue relative tonnage Of
Liverpool London and New fork:-
STATISTICS ooaNERCE--LosDoa LIVERPOOL. AND
NEW COMPARED