The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-09
THE CASTLE GARDEN PROBLEM.
THE JURISDICTION WITH THE SINKING YUND
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE STEAM

THE JURrsDIcrroS WITH THE SINKING FUND
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE STEAM
SHIP COMPANIES.
There is universal sentiment among the citizens OF
New York against restoring Castle Garden as depot
for cmigrants The feeling Of all the residents in the
peghborhooi OF the Battery, except OF course natu
rally enough), the propretors OF emgrant boarding
houses is decidedly against the restoration. The Bat
terry In It's present shape, they argue cost the tax
payers 000 000 and the taxpayers, not the emil
grants should have the benefit of it. As It is after n
heavy debarka OF living freight from Europe there Is
little for among the seats and benches in the
park for any but cmigrans The resolution offered in
the meeting Of the Aldermen on wednesday meets with
popular approval The question is. Where should
the emigraht depot be located On Governors, Bed.
loes Wards, or staten Island at Bay Ridge. Which
subject The Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund, it
appears, and not the Board OF Aldermen, have the
right to say whether tho enisrant depot shall be re-.
tanned where II is They leased Castle Garden years
ago to the Commissioners Of Emigration, and though
Is stipulated at the time that rent should be paid
the Sinking Fund Commissioners no money whatever
ha been received that account The Commissioners
OF the Sinking Fund, under such circumstances, can
hardly entertain any great amount Of sympathy for the
Commissioners OF Emigration, whose pathetic appeal to
be LETT where they put in its strongest shape
before the Common Council by Commissioner Lynch
This gentleman appears to think lightly Of the expense
tho
RxsrORArfoN OF CASTLE GARDEN
original structure but the bare old walls, with
nothing standing within the great circular area but
the brick abuiments Of the root A place more com.
pletey Quilted by fire It would be difficult TO see The
wall that remains though several feet thick at The
base and built Tor eternity seems disposed to crumbe
into dust 10 stretch roof over this vast naked in
terror and fit 1t up with some decent regard to the ac-
commOdatlon of emigrants would takc no less than
$780, O0 OF II is convenient for the Com
mssioncrs OF Emigration than Ward Island, but even
the Commissioners vii admit that tho presence OF this
emigrant depot Of tho most delightful resorts
around Manhattan Island keeps away thousands OF
citizens who would otherwise be glad to so tnero for the
fresh, cool air Of the harbor the sury summer
The steamship companies, as the HERALD reporter
discovered yesterday incline to the retention OF Castle
Garden for its present purposes They lear that II
they had TO land passengers on Wards Island they
would be placed under the obligation to transshp them
aerward 10 tho city II was pointed out TO AN Official
OF one OF the companies that rs He'll Gate would DO
blown up and sufficient depth OF water secured
TO admit the passage OF the largest gong
ers by way OF the sound Wards Island would then
more convenient than Castle Garden. 10 This
offered the reply that the steamships would be nn
likely TO use the Sound In coming to Now York that
was doubtful, there would DO too much
with many small sailing craft and that the neces.
sy OF taking down topmasts 70 effect passage under
the East River Bridge would countcrbalance any ad-
vantage In point OF time or distance 1t has been
that the OF tho Sound by going steam
would eighteen hours IN the voyage TO Europe
The steamship captains conrovert this statement and
declare that not halt hour would DO gained by
the change. Coming by way Of the Sound would ncccs
state virtual alteration OF the present charts, AS n
denecuon from the track now followed by steamships
from Queenstown coming IN by Sandy Hook should be
MADE 400 or 900 miles rom shore Another objection
a ,h,. I,n
parts OF the East River incident to halt dozen
large steamers leaving al about the same time on a
Saturday afternoon. On the whole the steamship
panies may be put down opposed 70 considering
for the present and Tor long time TO comeihe Sound
Island much OF an improvement on Castle Garden
erty. though heavily mortgnged, OF the Commissioners
to relieve the steamship companies OF the apprchcn-
PEELED TO transship passengers from the island 10 tho
q barge and tugboat would meet this difficulty, and
GRKAT POINT
would be secured by making tho depot on Wards
one spot and the helpless, the sick and INDECENT
might spare the commissioners the expcnsc-and
always Inquired heavy in their bills--of send
ing thcm up by conveyances from Castle Garden II
Wards Island no not suitable then, It Is thought, APP
plication should made to the national government
for the western end OF Governors Island where Fort
liar apda