New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29
MUNICIPAL INTERESTS.
WORK OF TIE DOCK DEPARTMENT.

At Yesterdays meeting of the Dock Com
missoners the Department of Public Works asked
to replace the pavement at the bukhead between Piers
Nos 81 and 5lt t. r. and at the bukhead at the upper
side Of Pier No &c. r. and to repair the street adoin-
ing the pier at the foot OF Thirty -hh-st N r., which
has caved aud dangerous to travel 1t was decided
TO inform the Health Board in reply TO ITS communca-
ton OF Aug 20 protesting against the erection OF dump
at the OF Veseyst that the Department is making
repairs to the bukhead at that place, but has no present
intention OF erecting a dumpingboard thereon.
superintendent Pickering ordered to do the neces-
sary dredging the slip north OF Pier No 49, f. r., the
Health Board having reported Its condition dangerous
to health and life. From last weeks report of Engineer
in Chief Charles X Graham 1t appears that the work on
the foundations OF the sixth subper Of Pier No has
been finished and the foundation made ready for the
Beton blocks. The blocks being laid. The
foundation OF the bulkhead wall north Of Pier
No. will be finished by Sept s. and made
| ready for tie blocks The work on this section
for the past week has consisted in levelng the guide
planks and rp-rap The blocks will probably all be in
position ready for the weights by Saturday number
of borngs on the site OF the bulkhead wall north OF
Chrstopher-st. have been made. The survey OF this
section, far West Eeventhst, will probably be
finished early next week The work has been somewhat
| delayed by the late storm. Bills TO the amount OF
s2O0 20 approved and sent TO the Controller to DO
| paid. -, A.. ., MI. NJ
could not have been well laid II the City OF Limerick
could so seriously damage IL as she did by striking
Tuesday last 1t is stated that that vessel Is one OF 1000
tons pounds She was moving at the rate OF
from 81 20 miles per hour or about $50 feet per minute
This gave her mechanical effect OF over l6OOOOOOOO
pounds feet equal to the fu eort OF boo HORSES eh
eted for the space OF one minute or OF 1900 horses ior
one hour This force sufficient TO disturb 400 tons OF
masonry and said that the only wonder that more
damage did not follow, since no amount OF
j masonry, unless from 40 TO 90 feet In thickness.
could have withsOod such blow and even this would
not prevented the penetration OF the yesel sew
era feet into the masonry IL is also stated that the
sreamshp ST. Patrick onefourth the size of the City or
| Limerick, which was only just moving through the
length OF 20 so feet The damage done the pier
will probably not exceed 900, and the agents Oh the
| Inman line have agreed to pay lori
MINOR ISSUES.
The CORPORATION Counsel holds that the
RIGHT to issue "revenue bonds rests with the Con-
troer and has not been repealed by recent legislation.
| as some here argued
Commissioner Van Mort of the Department
~ Public Works transmitted to the Finance Department.
the payroll OF the laborers the Boulevard
and avenues and the Seventy secondst improvement
| for the two weeks ending on Aug 49, amounting 10
| s25,502 40.
| County Auditor Earle denies the report that
suit in behalf OF the city is to be instituted against
Commodore Vanderbilt TO recover certain moneys al
legged TO by him 10 the corporation lie states
mat the report probably arose from disputed point In
| regard to the Fourth-ave. improvements.
| At q recent meeting of the Park Commits
| .,opers a communication from the Controller
oeyed stating that the Board OF Estimate and Appor
tonment had authorized him TO issue 100000 OF City
| parks Improvement Fund stock The opinion OF the
CORPORATION Counsel as to the proper method OF raising
ind for the laying OF the city north OF ORehund-
fy -hfth-st. WAS received ana ordered 10 De
printed In compliance with the OPINION -. M On
the public fund stock OF the County OF New YORK 10
defray expense OF such operations up 70 Dec 81 1873