The New York herald., 1877-02-08
WIDENING WATER FRONT STREETS,

IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL DELIBERATIONS AZ
yEcTINa THE cITY's PRoGREss-PI AND
STREETS TO BE ALTERED TO SUIT TIE
TRADE.
Pursuant to adjournment on February l. the various
conference committees from the Chamber OF Com
niercc, Cheap transportation Association Cotton Ex-
change, the Now York Board Of Trade, and Council OF
Political Reform yesterday afternoon At tho rooms
Of the Chamber OF Commerce. with Captain Ambrose
Snow In tho chair and H. n Beers acting secretary
Mr.. William H. Webb stated, In behalf OF COMMITTEES
No l. that he had written tho Dock Department on
tho subject Of conference with the committee aud to
ascertain the condition OF their affairs. meeting had
been arranged for last Monday. On that day he had
Mr.. Wales, who expressed himself as not ready
10 proceed, additional data being yet necessary.
The committee and the President OF the Dock Depart
ment had very pleasant conversation, and II was
agreed that tho meeting OF tho committee should DO
deferred 10. somc later day this week. Mr. Schwab
chairman Of the committee, being out Of town wrote
to Mr. Webb tLat % he had seen Mr.: Wales and hoped
Mr.. Seth Low. Of committee No. 2 reported for the
chairman, Mr. Robinson, who was absent, that thoy
had held meeting since tho last conference but he
had procured map oi Tho Dock Department. ON which
the width orthe river streets Is PLAINLY lard out IL
does not come within tho province OF that committee
10 locate railroads, but that his committee stood by
their report regards tho width OF tho river streets
On Mr. Lows motion the report was taken from tho
table.
suALL WEST srREEr Bs TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY yExr
Wildly
Mr. Low continued that tho most vital point IN the
report tho width OF West street, as reported by
him Inst week. street had been built on The harbor
traffic compared with this harbor. mas proved IN
adequate to tho demands OF trade Therefore double
MIR. Miller agreed with Mr. Low IN tho widsnlug OF
West aud south streets, SO TO bring tho shipping
and railways closer together; but he disagreed with
him In his proposal to build crib instead OF stono
docks Tho former was too much on tho New Amster-
dam and Kuickcrbockcr plan and relic Of tho past
stone bulkhcad can he erected as rapidly under
tho contract system, built IN different places ut the
time. ard II such bulkheads can bo built at tho
Of $225 per the city should proceed with tho
once and he hoped that this conference would
Colonel Hinckeu deprecated tho depression from the
subject OF widcning the streets He favor
OF widening Wost street 10 $50 feot, and this width
cannot bc obtained to mako It 200 feet. Averaging
way will not be moro than .nity feet, and should
freight obstruct the street what room would thcrc
Mr. J. f. Henry proposed that tho report OF tho
committee be adopted tar as II concerns tho wdon
ing OF West street TO 200 feet. and that tho Common
Council be requested to pass law TO clear no adJoin-
lpg streets OF vendors, truckstcrs, &c.
Mr. Undcrhl favored the $50 feet street, and backed
bis argument by the statement that BY the time the
bulkhcads built and four track railroad for freight
constructed there will be little enough room lett to re-
freight from the piers. The horse railroads ca n
not be crowded closer 10 the sidewalks.
RxFUGE FOR STREET GARBAGE
Colonel Hincken IN speaking OF tho cost Of nlng IN
ton for $50 feet will not entail greater outlay than
for 200 feet. The city authorities arc now IN guam
dary how dispose Of the ctys ashes, and the con-
tractors would be glad to avail themselves Of this
tertal for flling In purposes
Mr. Beers secuted tho idea, as the Board OF Health
will not allow tho dumping OF ashes within corporate
limits and business is too stagnant TO warrant much
cellar digging. He further said II only small portion
of the dock property would be extended such a
course would do very we'll; but commerce demanded
that this should be done quickly and II Is I'M
possible TO 90 II from the material the city alone
furnishes.
A motion to make West street 200 feet wide was
offered aud lost, nrtcr which resolution TO rccom-
mend $50 feet was adopted.
WIDENING SOUTH STREET.
Mr.. Webb proposed resolution that South street
be widoncd 100 feet; amended by Mr. Henry to 130
ieeI But the amendment was lost and the original
motion prevailed. The following, offered by Mr.. Low.
unanimously adopted:-
b assumed Of that the river streets,
when thus brOadenci shall double track freight
railway with all switches and turpOuts, tor the
OF merchandise that from hoats
easily rolled Of the business portion "f
city which each the island at Its northern end II ID
believed OF the downtown streets which
rot angles TO the rversa single track thus placed IN
develop face the cheaper handling and Distributing
oerchHndse the Importance OF which TO our city can
hardly be Qverestimased
The subject relating TO stonc docks was laid on the
table, and the meeting adjourned.