New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-08
THE CITY's WATER FRONT.
,rs .couIsIrIoN AND IMPROVEMENT.

YELLING THE cHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Asoei
AMERICAN SHIPPING.
....cr;zsa rule Of the Chamber of Commerce whcn
-. Nan steadfast,y adhered TO is that no PROBES
,;onal man can become o member Consequently,
xheu Chsunoey NJ Depews name was presen'eu "a
,action Yesterday one or tive vhisperings were n'"
:. to his eligibility. A rule OF the chAm'o, -
% No ,ersora shall be admitted members ca ~ -. -
,,or.s;or hat merchants OF Others residents " :.
son,;cuous States engaged In trade or c'. ., 90.
,.uran;ts directly connected thereW""' -. sc tho
an,o,,uced that Mr. DeDew was vioe -s.,,ort
~. veil Central Railroad. he was eio',o1
.vr,ab,e of opposition, as fha1 Po''''D ~
,y'le.,s eonpectod with commerce Inc only o'n0r
s,,.her elected was William f. King who has
som. roinenoe of late the secretary OF the
Wrhsnts, Association which drew up and had lntro-
a IN rho Legislature bill to prohibit the diversion
of freight by the railroads
A communication from Simon Stevens, coVefing
seyers sheets of paper, read when gave LUG ni'
tory Of the authority by which the water was &C
ouired by the CITY, and the means DIV whioh tne lsu'
was o,ven 10 build South and West sts the wharVes
buIkaeads etc thereon and to have the wharfage auu
other emolnraents therefor. MT stevens o1seu ' -,
Dongn and Mmtgomerie charters rom inc
snd the various ordinances Of the Common Co9neh
previous to 1871 relating TO the Improvement oil .s
Waterfront building OF piers buikheads etc.. h
cave summary of the law of 1871 which created the
Dock Department and defines Its nights powers ane
duties lie also showed the amount expeheee anu ~
ceyed for leases of piers and wharfage what private
property has been purchased and at what price tne
number of feet OF private and city property on the E
River below the Bridge and on the North INV
Eleventh ST and estimates from Trustworthy data Uo
cost of widening West-st to 200 net ana ooutn-st W
q feet including the purchase OF private pioper,
building now bulkheads filing in and paving tne
streets at S19691 800. He saws that TINS prlVate
property had been purchased and the improvements
made the income from them at the present rates o.
hove II
cent on the cost which would he unwarraDtaoie tax
upon commerce. He adds that If the proposed Ior'y.
seyen new piers North River were TO De easeS ..
S25 600 they would produce revenue OF Sl lo'ooO
rent of bulk heads on the North River SzoOooO Tent
of twenty-four piers the East River al w ooo
eaoh s4S0000 rent OF bulkheads on tne hass %
come of 10 per cent the cost OF purchase OF private
property and the improvement contemplated oy tne
law of 1871. -. .s...o.o
in view Of the depressed and decsying condition oil
American shipping" asked that the commlttee on
Foreign Commerce and Revenue Laws investigate tne
subject tor the purpose Of asking Congress 70 aenu
the Navigation Jaws He said: II we GO ON as now,
i VIM not be long G%T WI" war nS between Eng
land aud Russia had brought him many letters IRON
correspondents abroad urging the necessity OF amen
ing the Navigation laws other neutral Nauons "ou
secure the English ships The resolution of Captain
Snow referred.
A. Foster Higgins made report upon the efforts
being made to secure international form OF OIL OF
Iadins and he was authorized to continue the work
Ipon morton of j. W. Pinchot the following were APP
pointed as associates with him committee TO ar
range for subscription dinner to DO gwen 70 me
officers of the French steamship isere when ~ arrives
with the Bartholdi statue Lorenzo g. Woodhouse y.
s. T. stranahan, John J. Knox, Willard hingman'
Samuel H. Seaman and Frederick z. Olcott. =,
The following offeers were elected james "a "a
Brown. president; Charles s. Smith and Josiah NJ.
Fiske, vce-presidents; Scion Humphreys treasurer
George Wilson secretary. The following were eleceu
as chairmen of the various committees; b1ecutVs'
Cornelius n. Bliss Finance and Currency George 8;
Coe Foreign Commerce. James w Elweili Internal
Trade and improvements, Franklin Edison; Harbor
and Shipping A. Foster Higgins; Nautical School
Thomas r Bal A. A. Low and Samuel ID. BabcocK
were eiet ted trustees for three years.