New-York tribune., 1875-11-27
NEw-YORK,s COMMERCIAL FACILITIES.

sUG iEsTIoNs BY PRES DENT WALES or TUE DOCK
DEPARTMENT CoNCEBNING TIE wnAEVEs AND
PIERS.
President Wales of the Dock Department
has written lt;er 10 the Commissioners OF hc suAin;
regard to the future policy Of his Department
Among his suggestions aud statements the following:
Tho CITY O koNl urk Is the OF vast ana varied
property, Including parks, waocrworks, iJ.oushiTe'
asy yWns, bUNlitas, colleges, scbdO-i0uss Aiarhcts'
wlmrycs. pcr Do. IL Is evident, ~ Giace. tAat we
cannot u ;,rks rrisOne other property whose
purciy ui puplic nature, nlt nave never
odbtd the vision OF soing TIE markets. aTpeI aiming,
~ a Cy do Absolutely private trade ani comuclce
Aany OF citizens. however, Lave less clearly dis
erinei the elnen,iy pln1 ,iiii,c ei o. our MHtEes
tanning ii III corporate iurIs icii0n over than.
Nulie i.aoDt anYaDt sIcb expenditure naF be re-
CUi!d "a secure the hst d velonent OF oir cpnlueicd
facilities may be justly REGARDED ~ an investment when
viii Dc in'ueJia'cy re1uhe4atve' b0tn 9ecl{ Aha III
duect,y, 10 hshes de-ico tAan any other which II d,
within Our power 40 make. II nGd not De overlooked
coIpuTfCn IN trust not uny fJ is own citizens, whose
LXpayg power Origuates thercirDin and IL Sustained
thereby, but also fo he entire population of the state
Of Eew-lork, nom whom and under whom we
rightly separate the possession Of such an cs ae il0in
discharge 0f tie rc IOnsi6lt's attaching thereto
son or cor 20 Tton obtGlcd rom tho-cy any tie IN
wBr properly OF t5e nature Of fee ample. oi, rising
gDovc lid. oi use teriinale on ceridu ,Aes eJ cl-
ditOHs Ihe history OF All such titles ana grants 10 tie
grss,ut tme seems plainly 10 mdcdt tue pfOp1oV oi
pdH,ing tlicn. one ana al. 10 iaiscAOm ranies Iof
reasonable terms the city retaining eutre contfol and
super ision, sueSt to ne carefully s1usled provisions
lined in act creating thc D1par,n, ut Of DOeas. AZ
that Ga the condition "f the wnaa,es ries -is ana
III times ircvuu7, wac srhcicntly disepdtabe, 3"
SAY tho lea>,, 10 d,IlOnftIdte the paramount
cessi,y OF wiphS Out every yosigo OF tle.r cviJns
. nlgcment. NJ merchant on business man III
tto cay not directly or lLdiTr'uj lh'cI"hted IA
TIE ownership Oi ~ndu property cOd I,iufe I" see tba
private cutoip pIso had utterly fdhei % muntdh our
whaiVos any lg approaching 90 proper state Of ei-
c ency, mat t wound Da betrayal oi tue cis conn
noIe. fuugo % longer lormt tbe existing ate oi az
VI conpeuion, 3ec of our trade facilities would he To-
tne last ,eree un"lsc as tending I" reduce te VoiuHc
dhd piOht "a oIs c"hih'4tci Out Is "ttol q. ho'o-
cty mat TIC autiGuaieG. clumsy aud costly neon eDl-
rnces afforded oS te Natef front o. NewYOih, have di
rocy AID weriuly worked against us la favor of Other
and oonIe,ng ports and c's less favored by nature
than our Own.
since however. tie hard times and the condition of the
city hnanccs aEt now male dsc 0 a. supplying aiGu
Doldli % dey OsipOneneut IA carry inS odt
tue policy wIth regard 10 our "otei ont ".icn b"s ter
,iuie been pat Oi our stale lw ana our cofpO
u,,on yosr atG,iI,IOn what deein TO be tbe i;cls
ana tire dictates OF genuine prudence. Admitting
debt, 1t follows that eve.y meaSu calculated to increase
strength, as community, to bear aud TO reduce
thai burden, sland DO encOUra ced aud promoted with
ali the ~ We can muster lnasuuch, II ucieiOrt, As
whatever acy we pusssss for paving taxes is NOR
ing herewith, We Should be doIoly aons in times
IKE tnese, OF any d4nser or detnmegt t1efrio ana
8iigt well BE- oVeTsIy urgent u provide II with every
ft H. belisye no longer questioned that the eneroacl
meuls wateriGe o, DUtn tue NOrtu and East kv-
reached, II Nc accept the lle now cOihtined by
law lie utnos limit Of sic contraction Of tl. sectional
ana of The ti,ai ci,nucis The masonry hulghegd
wall dOts but aud renders pcrD!H III me limit 80
determine and adopted, and sincerely hope that the
only un, sfiOnS now 70 he admitted VIII lee sUrh
rll .Ge 10 construction engineering, ana that
the wall may DC steady, even Il not rapidly,
pushed COup.c. c.,0n The future safety Of
our Raroi lerdtiyey to demand the erection VI
tls barrier, and OI the may almost De
leaeuicu by vGue Of The uner. Ina tie COnstruc
ners shOui keep even pace with thdt Oi the wall
10 proposition The ruth of which seems O require 40
argument; de- GCuh bat tiat, II wisdom and econ
O.uy be exercised III TIC eEungusiinent Ul private
claims, tey exist. c c;e average RENAL Or
accruin O3 the entire aie 10 be created duH
h.. proved Will SNOW ialr and r.asOnabie re-
turn amount Invested. lie natural
advantages Of tins Ort Tor the transaction Of
COMMERCE greater sn UiOae Of Otner ciy III the
word and the Ia olii have Dctu piIideIes
past Dy cty officials ~ no good reason WHY We
srOud luid AID SANK lrpm doing our utmost
70 RETAIN oar picb,lt a0v.ugg and 10 augment the
.esOaces necessary 20 meet Tue iulTc dtiudhda VI
commerce bound 10 grow VITA the growth 0i tie
cuutrJ wisely aud IA Iuo provide lOr its dccOih-
Mediation.
For some years past have seen steady increase OF
oar cily utDt d pJy % mere Ha|tnS LcOnODly
lhe thing. Il u4eaus TIE ~ist<t us: Ui Lac
materials hand iUF Jtcidids pJdht i've results II
means p.tIti tiiHt may No pat6 OF tne prop
lcN-lD.d susltiUc pl bcahs Ina1o b.vui-
aul productive 0u4 arfcs AID lieis. TIC cay VII
gct 30 indirect benefit 10 every dcAu lhdt would
rental; ana ii wt apply sound h'oes5 pitl-
rl.a the auHui.tI cn 81 j1rh DclEl, Luea MOI
oidy Viii increase iuat Wiii ia - yrais S1-
tugusb tue don't Incurred, DUt Lna bcncn 40 Of slr
ping ana mercantile Interests VIII Dc measured ny no
ngIe icss tDaI tens Oi Ia-jiObs