New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-30

.s,ie, from number OF business men In the neigh
borAood Of Twculy-.bri-st. North River which b''o
bees on fle since July o. protesting against the Dc
vx,-nent leasnc the proposed ne& piers from Twenty
thra ST. to Thirtyfourthst North River. to the ca
e,usre use Of certain steamship companies and thus
,oc,riyine the petitioners OF accommodations TO
Japs their merchandise. The petitioners SET Ior'h
thRt thrlr necessities worthy OF conslut Iaoh'
an1 We demonstrate against the Board assisting foreign
co,anercc AZ the expense OF domestic industries and ihe
eostaouent loss TO the cily in driving business away
FIRM nib horhood where IL has centred and Is carried
ON y, the benefit of the city and its growth ana wcre
,o~, have been engaged for the pass twenty years We
urre You TO leave three piers-one at Iwenty-hrsst'
ore AZ Twenty ffthst aud the other at Twenty-s xth-
sLfor general use. aud pQ to lease the same to any
re,ssa or company for exclusive use" Mr. Dimoes
d.et,d tue secretary reply that the piers at Twenty
fezfh. Taenty-afth and Twenysixthsts had been as
PCS Im,eer here remarked that the petition had been
or ale and petitioners thus given hope inst would
re<sive due consideration. lie added; want 10 puI
S Sgs,' % 'e'0f" against '''9"' '''.'
yssrsef record until The question comes up when
M Iamheer quickly and eInphatealy responded,
nr,thod of conducting business So long in the
Bosr will gave 10 three large corporations The
trgie Taefe is TOO much of this thing done now
Mr. Lumber who offered the resolution az the pre-
yeus meeting examine the Salary and pavsts or tho
department. and recommend where redueions conld
m,tter lch made the following recommendations
10 reduce the salary of superintendent OF Masonry
from 50 25O to 81 500 superintendent Of CONSTRUCTION
IRON So 800 ri 500; Foreman OF D0ckbulldefs rom
81 500 to 0O0 the four superintendent OF Docks to
receive SIO0 month stead Of $1,000 year; CierK
10 the Secretary receive 800 iDste ii or $50
mouth; OF Yards 81 600 year instead OF %
ctnts an hour, and his hoGs OF duty TO DC from a. H.
10 6 a.. IN. The report c0ncurred IN by the boaIu
Iai ubeer and Dinock then entered lnt0
n long discussion upon a resolution offered by thc
fermCr 10 inform the public that all communications 10
IAe Board should addressed 10 the Commissioners IN
stad OF 10 The secretary Mr. Dm0ck said thar ne did not
see how IL could be done unless al communications
should be returned TO the writer. Mr. LalnDeer De,
heved that all communications not properly addressed
shOud he returned. -. -
Dir Dimock--Any citizen has right to direct comnu-
competent or legal for the Board tn return them
shall vote against the resolution.
Mr Lambert should send them back bnt under,
stand IRON you would not be pretty l say now ana
what say. that their are communications @ncn
this ard mat no one aside from ite CoHls-
sOners should have any know ledge OF. Mhat 40 you
Ihuk OF IL, Commissioner Nauderpoel
Mr.. VanterpOel-i think just as Mr.. Dim0ck dOes.
Mr. IaiiBbeer--I thought Mr.. VaDderp0el was IN &C
cord with me, from previous interview han Win hil
lfelteTate that IL would be no act OF imDOhteness 10
send such communications ba TO the senders ~,
Mr. DmOCk-Ihen | am nor prepared 10 vote lOf lne
resolution Ii Illegal thing 10 ask the secretary 20
d.. II you want ali comm unicati0ns 70 me bOaIu
opered ~ Commissioner first, then VIII acq lesce'
The resolution Vas then voted down by C0nmis
HmOck and NanderpOel.