New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
DISCUSSING PIER PRIyh4GEs.
MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY Co>nGrrnk-FRowSiNG
<vopnr MI sayv

ON GEORGES BLISS ~
Chairman Willams of the Sub-C Committee on
Commerce and Navigation. announces psa fssvcnsb.
81 had called on him aud stated that they weIe sas
isiied with the privileges they now nave. SrU,s
Rljss said that he could confirm what the cnafns
bsd the coal dealers on the Docf
Commissioners Saturday and salo ,na' ~ sv''
quence Of what had occurred AZ .io S ss them the
committee the harbor masters ma gwen 'nci' '"'
accommodations they require ,uaa, y.
Twill You have the goodness TO statewhoeai
~ I" can't give YOU the names. Mr.. Laimbeer In;
formed me that the coal dealers called on nun anu
said that they had secured every privilege 'ne'
wanted" answered Nj Bliss :, .,o chairman. "that
von shond not make these statements. fon snoui i
talk to the committee and not to the press al"
"mIt w." desre 10 proye ANYTHING Il simply make
statement replied Mr.. Bliss sharply, concluded
"The committee after consnlId1n nnt make these
tasamsnfs 70 the press" responded Mr.. Willlans
III seems TO me that 1t would have been better II
yop allowed Mr. b LaS %ead q bsys Geen in better
taste to wait for him." ..,,;,or ~ my
acn9nS, ram1sd the chairman cooly, eve propose
10 conduct the proceedings. Therc - hna go this
resolution authorizing George Bliss 10 d !,
conulittee You have attempted 10 uo /" o"'
timas and seriously object TO IT,.
~ Thought was helping you along. -, so;,o
You are not, and you had no intention OF oonis
FW. j. Hurst, agent of the National Line ocSn ecu
n;ed tho morning session by stating uetails ~
fion to fks leasing and use OF the pier wIncn quo
company occupied. He believed that covered p,oi
WAS an absolute necessity for the Steamship J1i.
panies The companies had an association secret
,ras formed for mutual protection IL was secIc c
ORGANIZATION and no member was allowed ~ u'oio ,o
the nroceedings According to its rules, II cv III
many allowed a consgnee to leave MS eoous W ".
per for more than seven days the case was Ieielio
TO the British Consul for arbitration auo 'h0 '0'i
pany was fined. - -. e;. ,,aolere
III DYER a fruit importer, said that fTut deaiG h
connected with the West India trade had ussu .ne
ner adjoining Fulton ferry for nifty years anu VIZ
now about TO be deprivedsof the privilege pecauso
the Dock Department had leased ~ 10 ihahViy
a Co. Commissioners Laimbeer sald thas WEI T ~.
Dock Department leased the pier TO Mallory O. 20,
= advertised that the lease would be sold TO the
SnIstine Walsh, a dockbuilder,. produced the
Man IF a cheap and durable pier" In speaki,ng
ahont the durability of the timber, he staten thst
worms did not attack the beams OF tho piers IN enis
cify AZ formerly He attributed their disappedhr-
os 70 the fact that they were driven away by the
Sjth from the sewers and from the STRENGTHENING
refuse dumped in the bay. :. ..o ha, ~
Street cleaning matter dumpen III INC o@y
asked Chairman Williams, in astonishment.
Yesn the witness replied calmly:
do you know that the Uvp";h in
ment dumps filth in the bay'" the chaii"'an III
"Why certainly-I know it of my own knowledge
Ihave seen it dumped ar so,,,.
"WellD said Mr. Williams, smiling, DOM
know that there is anything in the resolution OF TINS
committee authorizing it TO inquire INTO the street
cleaning of this city, but II IT ~ going 10 ON,
piers don't know but that 1t comes WITHIN oui
duty" -, ...s &c +bo
last witness.