New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-22
THE CONTEST OVER A PIER.
SHARP LETTER BY THE MAYOR TO THE DOCK COMMITS

Mayor Grace Ia addressed to the Commissioners Of
DOCKS a communication with reference to the pier
now constructing mt the foot of Leroy The fact
mat this Is the only pier between the Battery and
iweiithst. on the North River wlnch has not been
has caused good deal of feeling among the lumber
nerch2nts and Others who do business along the
North RIvcr front The Board OF Aldermen .JUlc 80
passed resolution directing the Commissioners OF
Docks not to ease the pier al the foot of Lcroy-s
corporation, or to permit it 10 be NcloScd with
railing or gates or covered with shed, but that it
he retained as public pier to be accessible to all
VINO may WISH to use 1t for business purposes. The
Mayor says that while he most heartily cOncurs with
the Board of Aldermen concerning the de~irability
OF the objects sought to be alta med by its resolution
he was nevertheless constrained TO return it without
ms approval for he reason, a. he. Informed by
me toGnSel to the Corporation that the Common
Council has no mandatory power III IA" matter The
Mayor adds that he finds the history of the pier to
Pier No. 40, North River rt the foot of Icroy.st ,
M Wa or i BY e Ice Company from
the Commissioner, of hc sinking rand, NJ yearly rem,
tal OF 5000 After the expiration oi sad l,'s'' your
department entered int" contract with J, E'c' pc
Wmt' 'sq, 10 construct rcW rcr 10 lie known gcr
fer tine S, I Of ~ ON fe S 0r OF c Sa r p 10
conn ctcd ~ the said White by the 18Th OF April i~oi
try, the time for TIE Gomrlcon Of ne Work S BY SAID
" ,E W. 9 'l'rin"t A. - aI Che work
c%ocui"i IN Oct0hcr 1880.
OF :, pembcr, 1850, your Board p,es.i rcsnlntin ~
aprtis from ne records Of your office, informing NJ
Company, limited, thai Jor Department would grant a
OF
constructed nd compl'cd rs the DclHrtncni etc., etc.,
vance, VII arcc in 9G c '' to I've 'tt to he :" said l
% r"' e,t 81 r'""t, yr Farther tcn OF tea
tha c SA'd company shall within five days after TIC
rec ut hereof flc III tins ouU office written acce taro
OF the terms of the resolution and agreement 10 exc.
CUE lease Tor sul new pcrGpon cunpction con-
tdlh% n' uel' coy ehdir ana conditions, IN conformity
WIN TO- terms 0t me ''s"luou 80 far as / dds
the tunard steamship ON ANY or from MIR Fralcti ,u
It's agent for any sucn lcIe the p3,-a, any resp
II, Il,
LEASE. As am informed, ll.o pi,r wa, II thit time
greatly in dcinanG, and hci vac as il now is, worm
s we oHslHSNc lH'po.v u flc?W,'up irtnsPuuation
e rvT"tdS on }"i1 GtpniGnt nov" ac ead pier was
o"mietil'n l posshc "ldd' ana 'uns disposed of log
rental nnch h'i0W HS marhc, value. Upon inquiry
pier at public aurt,n 20 tr ,o4f nitr TX we So"
passage OF Ia" resolution. Ms the HyHccl.sut
Iorosh commerce o. our cii At TINS time Mr.. i'ranoN
succeeded 10y auotnor gcutlcaH as agent OF The Cunu
f'y'"Nln2 company On ne - Of SEPTEMBER; l,"o
However, Mr. tihckiyn "rlnoVicdtvd to YOUR Depart
m 'Ao receipt by MN Of cony Of yoag RESOLUTION OF
iolnay le lbs written "eecpa'ca of the terms 81 the
Wnin .nontn thcrcaftcr one If the rnc,hcrs Of vo,,
Board inlTms me that application made to hiiH f~r
he was informed tie CGuIri ste,tnsiin ComTn"y d
not actually desire to occupy a., ,aiuc pier, VINO
w"lch the pl mad been offered I" Ia IruaId Steamship
persds 'iIS W "r Mr I am Gd by
H,aine1 IN 1J9n quo until the "h OF APRIL i-sl, wcn
be Substituted tc i,, 81 The G1i G' sca 'aa
Domlrihy acquired ny lh,m Wider a. terms o. Your
application Nh Stirin presented your boiId COPY
Value rccciytd Wc5y 90 prn" "f % ayro, '"[
Tie tunard steamship Company, limited, assigned
sad company IN ana To- rI new II Xr,9 Etrt H pu InT
AND pSq T%g ' your SgI g9 % o 7ysG ~ so
starin IN ihc place ana stead OF the CuuarI Steamship
NJ t"nchlyn was no longer tn n, OF The Cuuard
Steamship Company, but the luucnt to Mr.. -iariu
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