New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY

LOCAL MISCELLANY
URGING HARLEM RIVER IMPROVEMENT
A telegram from Washington was published on
WcGneS lay, stating that Senator Warner MllleI hau
presented ucrorai to tue Senate, sgnee oua
Thomas Dickson president OF the Delaware am
Hudson Canal Company Brown Brothers y 20 anu
other prominent capitalists of New-furk Guy nrg-
ing the passage of Joint resolution pemdlng uei"e
Congress to authorize the Secretary OF war 70 con
tract with Charles Stoughtor and Others f"r chh
mel 500 feet in width and fifteen fcet deep aiCs o
Harlem River from the Hudson River AZ otuV.ehn
Duyvel Creek 10 Tie oltcr end OF Randall lslaliu
Mr. StoughtOn and his associates, ire hcm oIi ~. ~
states otter to furnish the right ct way free ana 70
have tue projected channel navlgaOie py July T.
1884, for the sum of 81 ,3OO,0Oo; -, L..
Mr. Stoushton is in Washington onI has
his fathers office. No. 50 Broadway. My iather.
he said to the reporter, has been interested III tIs
schcgie since 1876 He examined into II men pc
cause he wanted 20 see i done as a ci4zen oI
Morrsania Al first twas his plan to have GeheIal
John Newton DO the work. He looked inc matter
up thoroughly and took q number OF engiJeeIs ana
surveyors TO look al thcToute. Finally he came 10
the conclusion that 1t could he done Tor less money
than General Newton estimated aad ne deteIlhue"
TO try aud do it himself lie has been ehdeaVoI-
ing TO get a chance TO DO tn,s3 e't to S ro1
He has presented three memorials 10 IN AN
gress, asking that this opRortunlddY DC 80 eNT n
hm These were signed by fully 1000 peESSohs ~
Gliding ten bank presidents. Ills hli, yon know, -
considerably less than the cost ~ WeI
eral Newton. My father can get the rlgh' ~ 49,
aad nobody else can, and begin the WORK III
month" ....of+ his
NO; ne is not an engineer. He has been mer
chant all his life lie would sub-let TIC contract
There are men who ar willing 20 take H. g.. H.
WHO your fathers associates III 'NI'
We do not care to make that public yet. 1t
miuht embaITaSs matters
what engineers did he consult 1900.
"Oh, a number of thom. We should prefer nor
10 give their Names But there was one IN plIilcu-
bns he relied. his engineers
estimates were based uuon General Newton : plans
ana speciiications" 49,.
How could your father or ihlS engineer u" INC
wOr. cheaper than General Newton .
You can draw your own conclusions. Ny lalLeTI
encountered good deal Of opposition ron &
Newton. ! suppose he dOesn WanI any 'o"S Du'
himself 70 do The work"
Are not General Newton's estimates made Tor a
channel wider than 800 feet ?!
YES. / think he planned for one $50 feet wide
But wouldut max. that fact prominent III 9ouI
"idrn't knoW ANYTHING about Nh Stoughton's
schemes said General Newton. Il nave ne3Ip
about ID, and knew that lac was lntercN:cu ID H.
But / know nothing about the details OF IL; VI.
estimate, l think, was that tue WORK NoutWH oosT
S260o,0OO. The estimate was made IN utl4i .I I
J stated in my report that lho 4eno t fnr
whole thing could probably be done LOT
100000 | believe that an estimate
should be made TOO large rather thah 700
will cost much, and after you have WORKED toI1
year or two TO have you COME ana ASH I'l
money. Thcu the cost Of the undertaking WI. &C.
pend upon the price of labor and ma lcrlas az iidJ
particular time and upon the apPIoPIiauuh II '4IS
l. large enough to make the contract ioG me "Hole
WORK II VIII b. cheaper than II contract Is H"-c
every year Ia the TONER case me c'All % O 80,
Afford 10 buy the best plant possible; IN lAe iatSI
they Will use anything that VIII serve. lNSifiJJ
lie S2.UOcUUO. / also estimated that IL "Guu
cost nom 100000 10 100000 10 clear
the oed u she lower Harlem OF rocks. I'm aaG,ton
10 TINS. estimated that III WouiG cost @iloI ~
TO make Il channel - feet deep in The bronx Mis-
the channel above RandalPs Island 10 MAKE a
channel 10 icei deepr You'd c9s1 'i"