The New York herald., 1874-05-23
THE NEW STEAMSHIP WHARyES.
The Piers OF the White Star Steamship
Company Removed TO New York.


Company Removed New York.
The new and extensive pier OF the White Star
Steamship Company, on the New York side Of
North River, at the foot OF Christopher street. will
be ready for occupancy early next week, at which
time the wharf offices win be transferred from
Jersey City. The company viii occupy two PIERS
the larger 5A feet long by so feet in width the
smaller $50 feet long by 90 feet in width.
The dock between the two piers viii be
$50 feet wide, 500 feet long, and will
have an average depth OF q feet The piers
were built by the Department OF Docks in the most
substantial manner, and for strength and solidity
are superior to any others on The water front OF
the metropolis. The buildings erecting by the
White Star Company on these superstructures are
very large and handsome. The shed on the large
pier Will De thirty-six ieet high, and the main
soHgs SsTss " M ss s oaasd sds rpgh W be which sn eS
iouT feet nigh Both sheds are rooted with
telt and gravel. They win be painted light drab
color, with brown cornce; and, In the words OF
General Graham, engineer OF the Dock Department,
will be the finest piers on this Continent Under
the present system OF docks these piers are known
as Nos. 5: and So; but when tho new system is
adopted they will be Nos. a and as
D6cS Depament % m zen Is building the stone bulk:
specimen OF wha. the waI will be which is to even.
tualy surround she entire river 'front.' Of city.
General Graham explains the method OF putting
down this wall. The mud Is dredged out along the
bulknead line TO depth OF 20 feet at mean low
from the centres for width OF 22 feet. These
are cut OF at IA eet below the low water line.
the interstlces between the piles are filed with
broken stone up 10 within 2 feet Of the top OF the
plies, Divers are then sent down and this space
Is filed with concrete and water lime. This forms
q solid bed on which two layers OF Beton blocks
II feet wide at the base, are laid. Five courses or
stone, which bring 1t to hight OF feet above the
water line, complete the bulkhead wall. The
distance from the bulkhead TO the houses on West
street viii be 250 feet This will leave wide space
Tor teams; and Mr.. Cortis, the agent OF the White
Star Company, says that 1t Is the intention to have
side track from the Hudson River Railroad along
West street, which will enable them to transfer
freight directly rom the cars to their steamers:
The ferrlage and carriage between New YORK and
Jersey city, SO expensive and the cause
OF lrequent delays, is entirely avoided, ana,
as the import trade Is gradually moving
up town, the White Star Company wlil
find itself able to challenge It's rivals as to loca
tion. The great width Of West street will also be
OF immense advantage: The White Star Company
give up their pier in Jersey City. Tor which they
paid only . nominal rent, and transfer their
steamers to the New York side where they pay q
rental OF S46, 600 annually. The Dock Department
expended s226.oo0 on these piers, so 1t viii be seen
that the city Will receive rental equal to twenty
per cent per annum.