New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-05
BtRGE OFFICE AND CITY Defence.
ACTION OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

OBJECTIONS 10 THE BAGGAGE AND PASSENGER
sy-TEM-CANNoN AND TORPEDO boAIs.
The Chamber of commerce at its monthly meet
ing. Yesterday considered among many 0ther SUD
iectS REPORTS of u committee ON harbOr ana coast
dclcnccs, and of committee on the present
methods of landing steamship cabin pa srngeIs
and their baggage at this port. James VI. brown
presided. the report on the Barge Onlcc was III
part a follows:
Your committee find that the accommodations and IA,
cilitics Barge Oicc. however suitable ana 'ce
they might have been eighteen years ag" ave "uaN ~
together inadequate Ia the business. OF ms p"r, ~ "ny
steamer arrives at time hcnthe Barge per
fairly we'll hut II two or three steamers WIN lull 'ui
pcments OF passengers arrive W. -, bs
Is frequently the case the IN tHllluh pv W A.,
Ia every small aud inolicienl u - h'9nlp.,v ~ ''
operation. and fails fully to effect IT, rhiri nl'-r
which IA presumably III" protection "l 'hH wv, 49, ~
much that Il dues not take IN ships which d",h w NV
Jcracy, aud yet II these were included ~ 'hr
would ho Till evident and unhcnrahle I'm" soNl,o
of transfer from the Steamers tn the largo 'l' ~ '
brinr constructed Tor Auch service. ana " should he
borne I'm mud that this service has not yet stood i
of "A winter Hrnsnn The committee ht" crrihin INV Wlh
leo running IN the bay rough sen The inn'r W.T., wv
dangerous To c aud property u not ","s",r ~,
Immediate return to the former r,i't,r "l 'nth
tho nrncta' docha ana the n"rr decidedly %" na NY
cnnnnt see That any hpptronhU o"uponHhti" ace ns ~
the Government inr iiH Wrnt rNr'na' y, w. Mann
phasonora ana hnggisc and It, Investment w. lhn ~"
bnce prn,fy or io the passengers fuf tho diH'nWl'"
risk aud iicqdrui delay which They s90rr steamboats,
II Il suggested that The Gov crhn'h NUM- % Nam
specially nda ted 10 the transfer nrNc' h W"'t w."
il-cf without the intermediary OF cont n,'nr dn'u "i
" Information bureau" y" cHi hhlhh'h M" III ,s,
within the baggage shed Tor the assistance a, ~
i,ute Of
with seats Tot pn"chscia lhll 'lI ,,n,,li" Ia MAJ
terror a. the Barge once he accorded hihu"hN ~ 'n"
me safety aud good delivery Of packages "neis me low
est schedule Of rates that no hoicl or nh'f s,ii'i"H Wv
lnwed within thc premises of the Barge once lhhl
regulations he established which, while excluding pas
scngcrs friends from the 9as 'nsc sne9 VIII nd"w ~ r.
visit their friends IN the waiting room, ana 10 dcpoS
thr y,es thrrc and that the accommodations IN the
waitngroon be made ~ ample and perfect as po7Slp
The report slightly amended was adopted. The
Committee on liarbor and shipping ~ ITS re-
port concerning the deienceiess stare Oh lie scn
ports, especially of Nrw-l ork, coiHihehis iiceIS Oh
the report of the Chef of Engineers OF the Army on
the same subject. Ii sounds the note OF alarm, ana
ends substantially as follows:
Ii is admitted there cruisers which coud
easily our lower bay and stationins out
side Of Concy Island or Just below the Narows dclnthn
from New York and Brooklyn ran som of an immense
fhis ,yithonf The nossihty of an impeachment being
made worthy Of the name. The unanimty with which
the chiefs OF the different departments repeat me warn
ing and admit this helpless state OF AFFAIRS should carry
conviction the minds of merchants that steps should
be taken 10 remedy tins state OF thlhss: me
question OF this protection becomes 80 far as cost - con
Cerncd. of Insurance against a calamity Wlch II
not probable, IS entirely possible ana OF Wihch lhc
possibility is increased by every Gay we cNlhce
to the world total neglect OF the matter
Torpedo boats now deemed important II not ndls-
ineut lately increased its fleet OF these and is con
structing more, both for attack and deencc We
question Of what would render tine protection
tmreis, mounting t!iry,two loO-ton guns MY Ilhuu
mortar guns; hundred d To s-inch riled cannon
boats. and twelve miles OF Submarine mines
The report was adopted, as was also memorial
TO Congress that the recOmm ndatlons pc iaFof
ably acted upon. The Committee on Foreign Com
mcTce and kcVelue Laws, to which was referred
Mayor Eds0Ls recommendations mat the Mayors
of OF Ter seaboard cities appoint delegates 70 con-
ference about asking Congress to eislaic III favor
of the Nicaragua Canal route, mad" report favor
ing the conferences and suggesting hat Congress be
requested 10 confirm the concession made by
Nicaragua.
4 committee was appointed to obtain and con-
sider the iull text OF the Spanish treaty.
The following new members were elected Con
slant A. Andrews Benjamin Brewster, Edward NJ.
Brown, George Alexander Brown. Felix Campbell,
John Elliot Cowdin, john Glbb, Gardner +. Nc
Candless, Nathaniel Niles James II. Rutter; A
special meeting of the Chamber will he held on
December /, TO consider the bankruptcy bill now
before Congress. 1t was resolved that the Com
mttee on Finance and Currency urge uDOn Con-
gress the importance of early legislation to discOn
TIME the coinage OF the standard silver dollar by
"A resolution, balance of several hundred dollars
IN the Union Defence Comm ttce Record Fund, is
to be applied toward the erection of the BaItnodi
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