The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-16

BY examining this table will be that the average
depth OF the has increased nine ieet in section
Castle Point West Fourteenth street. New York city,,
where the greatest inudcous contraction OF The river
has taken place.
The Of the plotted cross sections the
photographic sheet demonstrates that the greatest
securing done the haioey OF the river amounting
seventeen feet cross section Notwithstanding
the effect OF considerable dredging down along Tho
Jersey shore, lind generally that the original depth
the has decreased rather than Increased near
the end Of the piers.
DREDGING IN 1874.
The following the paid for dredging dur
ing lS14:-
Cunard line. $25 900 90
Pennsylvania Central Railroad ............. 80 900 %
Ere Railroad Observation-Disclosures. 1914 90
Eagle line 10000 90
North German Lloyd. ........-............ 5ood 80
Hamburg American packet. ............... 5000 %
How much or this dredging devoted to the area
OF the slips what amount went TO the deepening oil
the heads OF the piers, not known The twcntyour
foot has remained in nearly the same position
1856 the space between Pavona ferry and the
piers and along the included portion OF the front
OF the twenty-iour foot curve has moved not con-
siderably
THE CAUSE OF THE FILLING
against and the Of Jersey City seems be
the set OF the currents below Castle Point toward the
New York SIDE which is proved both by the current
charts ana the deeper soundngs which lie on that SIDE
The current charts also show that the stronger cur
rents the ebb reccdc from the Jersey shore re-
markablc instance of il is exhibited opposite the
Cunard dock II is evident hence that natural cause
exists sufficient To account tor shoa!ing along the
piers lying within the district under examination.
The Harbor Commissioned report OF 1856 and 1851
states:-
on the Jersey side opro lite Long wharf ha
deepcned by Than feet but considerable do
po has been made south q Cunard dock and opposite th
cali attention likewise to The fact that the piers o
the Eagle line, the North German Lloyd, the Baltic
Lloyd the Hamburg American Packet and other piers
in the neighborhood extend tuniavoraby for the
tenauce a deep draught OF water along the pIeri
which lie below thcm considerable distance beyond
the pier line OF 1856.
l cali attention further proposed encroachmen
upon the channel which will act uniayorably upon the
tttto mi or mo he'll a.
geographic chart as the line Of the Riparian COMMISSION
OF the state OF New Jersey
owing the slaekenng VI the currents deposit 81
the New Jersey side II is likewise believed by SOM
that the deposited has been increased by tn
artificial produced by the narrowing OF the rive
at Castle Point aud at other places. The Harbor Com
missioncrs' report statcs:-
Jersey high rocky biu projecting for distance
into the river The sectional area 81 the river ut jersey
City is 1000 square yards AZ short distance ab'ye
sas r0ms + yeseS aaTs yards while opposite rhr
The Harbor Commissioners also notice the projection
OF certain piers Thirteenth street. New York city,
beyond the line lad down by the pier report and rec
ommend the removal Of these projections as,
from natural decay they would otherwise have 10 be
repaired
The lines Of that commission which are laid down
upon the cnar viii explain this matter by comparing
the present furnished this report with
each other ana with those given above from the Harbor
commissioners report Is quite probable that the Soc
ona areas are nearly in proper relations and thai
little further scour unless from recent or future en-
croachments upon the New YORK and New JeTse!
I shores, Viii be produced upon the lotion.
PCrCRk OF sHE CHANNEL
The sketch JUST made OF the condition OF matters sug
ecsts serious reflections the future OF the channe
ui the Hudson River between New York and New Jer.
scy the opposite shores being under different govern
ncnts and not readily regulated upon any policy calcu
lated Tor the general good On the contrary an en-
croachmcnt side may be too readily met by
corresponding from the other and even II the gen
cra character the should not be altered Ter The
worse sun individual and vested interests OF a hgn
order may be sacrificed injured ANON
others the principal interests concerned Ia III
preservation deep water along the IRON
are the Pcnnsy iyania Ra,I Jad Company, lhe Err
Railroad Company the Cunard, The south wales AZ
lapuc steamship Company, the North German Iioyu
Baltic lloyd Hamburg American Packet Company, ant
t,r kaplc Line Ii seems To me highly proper that
supcrIor authority should interfere 10 regulate ueu
nIIcv the lines upon both shores
Entertaining expectation that urehglh8 VIII insure
nrrmanent benefit aud doubtng whether such bene-
IN ~ endure sufficiently long To compensate IN any
degree Tor the expense involved submit herewith an
estimate Tor dredging The shOai To depth OF twenty
v leel from the neignborhOod OF PavOnia Ferry ~
short distance below the Cun d docks, over an area of
223 800 square yards
That section lying between Pavonia Ferry and the
crs Of the Cardil line appears To be- IRON certain M
,nenuons not hopeless uf Improvement by dredging
a. the other portion OF the shoals The probable COst
Of Tins dredging would be $1,000 But IL should DO
sisted that dock companies Keep the slips between the
pers well drcdged else there VIII be tendency loo
such deposit press beyond the per head aud shoal
the space already drcdged This difficulty attaches 70
aA dredging executed along the line VI The porS