The New York herald., 1877-02-02
IMPROVE THE WATER front.
Meeting Of the Combined Commercial
Organizations Yesterday.
FREIGHT LINES on RIVERSIDE STREETS,
President Wales Denies the Alleged Extravaganza Stone
VS.. Wooden Crib Piers

An adjourned meeting Of commercial bodies, TO take
into consideration the existing condition OF docks IN
this city, yesterday afternoon at tho Chamber Of
Commerce Rooms Captain Ambrose Snow presiding
The chairman stated that the object Of this meeting
was to act upon the report OF Committee No. l, which
was taken from the table, Mr. Gustav Schwab pre-
faced his report by saying great extravaganza
listed in the management OF the docks and change
was sadly needed. He quoted some figures OF the
Dock Department expenditures, which seemed en-
tireIy disproportioned tho benefits derived there
from by the city.
Mr.. Wales. the President, had published a letter In
the newspapers, in which he defended his Board; but
Mr. Wales only called attention 70 one item which
showed but small difference In tho cost Of lincnl
foot OF stone bulkhead built by the Dock Department
After considerable by Messrs John f. Henry and
George Opdyko II resolved that Commissioner Wales
be invited to with the committed. which is to
port In two wecks This adopted, and tho report
OF Committee No. referred back 10 them for such
action.
PIERS RivERsIDH STREETS.
Mr. Seth Low, OF Committee No. 2, made the fol-
lowing report in regard the streets on the river
fronts and The desrability OF tramways thereon TOR
the transportation OF merchandlse:--
Your committee. appointed consider the proper width
Of the river streets and the question OF terminal facilities
the great common and from West the
Ssw York easily mistress Of foreign ao%ncree o the
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railroad as transporter OF merchamdse the standing Of
being changed. Other cities iavorab shaped and
better tor the ." the have %
the Union of the and " the side Of
sSf sSppn sap thus
problem Tor Ssw h 1ors 70 solve N ,s
heart Of business section The readest and least OBJ
U roar Ma Is the Of
such width as to permit all necessary railroad Accommo
The legal width Of West street. fixed by the commits
Sn sswssn Ss and west Eleventh has bson
Sss%es% SsS@ ems these @ points q
eas side OF West street should be retained We do mos
For the rest Of the street sonhwsrd and
@ s the In
view Of the cesness Of hilng In ana because Of the
that The Legislature be petitioned
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so % already % pie ~
and the Legislature cs asked
70 s a1 ys, ns We that the width Of the
the Eas: vsr should d. be liked At 100 fec.
width here evidently less urgent than the North
River.
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rwa with all swssaes and for the
s.n Of ss al ca Ss
Of n % wsa Sa % @n as Of ns nS
town Streets which right angles the single
Of hs s"unrv would develop facilities cheaper
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n n our M ns which way The so
NE do not doubt that the traffic railway can be
harmonize with the other demands upon
the streets
We insist further that If these improvements arc to be Of
practical value 20 the Of The city ana we believe
with expedition US well as ut moderate cost. NJ. =,
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sass apan IS evidently present
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IL demanas We therefore recommend that the Le9isla
N in y hs socds n
head rapidly built and at small cost II
Committee believes that bulkhsad
the work hs
per without interfering too seriously with the com
upon the city This would ratio Of Ave times
great as with stone % rSur %na to
would achieved at than onehslf the expenditure
quircd by the present plan Tor covering oehh as much
space. v m
ing Importance matter While delay other
retain the Commerce which have than will be get
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greater part Of length West street, now only
pon paper The efforts OF this conference should be
Directed to secure fact and at the erection Of the
along the business portion Of the river front
whatever the Legislature finally establish We
prompt action be taken in this direction
and that the matter pushed ptrsstently until the end
ught is The logic OF events Is with
| BELT LINZ
Mean hilc the they this committee
believes that the Belt road and be. used
night frcighting by steam We have
r.5ortcd to this in favor OF such Of the
road to 1t again because we believe it to be
of AID immediate Importance We
that steps be taken t. ascertain whether
any existing Constructions OF the river streets
Illegal with view compelling the removal OF all OBJ
strucons sheltered bv the law All of which Is
| Tiv subuiitted. JEREMIAH L. ROBINSON.
- JAMES NJ. REQUA.
THOMAS SCOTT
| JNO. r. TOWNSEND.
SETH Low
A PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
| Tho report was received, and on motion OF Mr. Low
laid over Tor future consideration and ordered to b
printed for the members Of the various bodies com
prisng this conference. At tho same time Mr. Low