The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-30
NEW YORKs WATER 'FRONT.'
Report OF the Conference sub-Committee on
HUH heads and Piers

The commercial bodies Of the city some
time ago appointed joint committees to consider
and report upon the cost. desirabity. and city
title to the various improvements " that have
been undertaken Of late by the Department of
the Docks These committees met in conference
and appointed subcommittee TO ascertain the
first cost and practicability of stone or other
bulkhcads and piers the best width for water
front streets the citys title TO dock propcrtv
&c. tho advisabty of selling this property
and whether any changes are needed in the
laws creating the present Dock Commission
The Conference rcassemblcd yesterday at the
call Of the Chairman. Capt Ambrose Snow. to
hear the report of the first subcommittee
Among the business men present were George
Opdykc Gustavc Schwab. William H. Guon. J.
W Elwel VIM. II. Roosevelt. Seth Low. A. T.
Baker, A. b. Miller, Thomas Scott, Henry Hentz.
r. b. Mnturn. William II. Webb. and n. N.
Beers. Mr.. Gustave Schwab presented u report,
which we condense:
The subcommittee have found facts that raise the
gra,cst doubts as 70 the wisdom Of ihg system and PLAN
Of the Dock Commissioners. adopted In 1871 they dis.
sa"s' oi the pceS brpaftn Wick I'D. I Sca%
"nissd ny ST '" Io" TIsyus ,sln nnd 80 abors
tSs gass11 81 sior ngshgad, a, with the
elg,'clS 50 tar in The construction ci piers,
bRssd nor and o Of n" f SPt al Jt Se 's0s tGns
Thcsc hulkheads stand y day unfinished doubtful sta.
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folly Which called them into being;
u T@e fpS IS sq y fsy.s q. GyrSnd
tor lumber and piles aud s1lId for Held corps IN.
ia,s d work to which ihc large ten. apply in iSe'
II the purpose OF it, bookkeeping had been .tif,
OPERATIONS he method could not have been better
The committee having been compelled TO DO what the
DEPARTMENT hg"kkeewIs mlcd To do classify the ~.
cu found that do Council oi Political Reform in 81.
mating the cost OF the stone 2o Jer hucl
foot AGAINST the deparn, ~ estimate OF s1 Is tor the
same WORK. Wa nearly. II not absolutely. right
yu n.l P n r ~, ss@ a ,,, I @,t, w.
per nca foot instead ui the sos ~ estimate b, the de-.
ns tie construct ting Stone hukhcid- 10 s2a5 per-
IN "n sS az tg i, ns 1e I ei IH9 Shaie
mene cost this change puts IT'D, yod the anse VI dis.
cussiun
'h,nsu "r Stone wai H' p"nrrnd Win er
hulkheud, there - no real advantage 10 the com.
.ions Van Would lo,syst aS tie lint to ~IrH
innsr we're ne never sTs o re ens uno t., 2" sa ,"c
s,uS !9i,s No., shiitns gu,daii.n, 81 mul ani ne
Eleventh street SHOW that the engineers are experiment
ing La. sun ,ommcr submit NAT II j. not proper .N'
cid'dy IN favor II CRIB hukheads The present crih.
81 crns ad upon hottoms properly drcdeed, Guild an.
sT T every very pnrpc-c aanaieiliy nclqded , ca
n,Hl foot the most costly not much over $40 aboHt
I" the civ on s'' wsS '' e , a sss y
sad17 ell. estimated At s'S.pnup The CRIB would
De a. ndsstrucube as any masonry wgk built on piles,
ana would make "A more solid durable, and easily pre-
~iNt -uttt. 'hci URN inc ufl-lhdl cost VIII Keep
these hukheads In cool repair century tact We
have ssr,ccabe cribs now that built at the begin
ming ut uie century
The subcommittee recommended That the plan oi
building stone piers and surrounding the city with
hukhcad should be abandoned Mat the stone hukhe al
between West Eleventh aud Canal streets should be
finished only on mat portion of the line on which the
c.m'n ur hViun block foundation has already hren lai
Ihnfu amy general plan l. required for cunnuin- the
present extension ct the front ut the oitt the
uNcr. the ilkhrni should ho built ~ hrstclns- crib
work That III" law governing III" Department oi
Docks should 40 once Dee altered % economy
and proper Accountability. ana the rtul accounts
SOFAS tu show e. the aNt ycr- The actual cost Of every
llu ui improvement IL" report j. .l~uet il WIN "
W'ah. g. sehwab, Mm. II. OuVu, T. ponncl ami II
ON motion oi Mr. too. O>lykc. the consider
alton 90 tho. report Wis made the ~l,,,, i order
for a meeting OF tne Conference ON Thursday