Telegram-herald., 1890-05-22
FOR AND AGAINST 1T
Several Opinions on the Proposed
Dock Line Matter.
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Martin L. sweet = not favorably Dis
posed toward the dock hne project. He
sad 70 4 reporter OF the TELxaAAM-
HERALD yesterday II think the dock
line should be restored % the llns
described By the river bank, As il sorigIn-
ally stood and l think that al persons
Who have built out beyond this line.
should be made % take their buildings
down"
Bot Il your idea should De carried
out, replied the reporter, 'the Bissell
Carpet Sweeper Works, Leitelts big
machine shop and many other import
ant factories would have 70 be pulled
down"
FL dOn't care who itwould bit, have
DO iavOrres. Those people have gone
on AID encrOached into the river, SIM
ply because nobody interfered with
their dong so. understand that the
q. r. & I. intends building new iron
bridge. Before that bridge Is construct
ed, think the river should be- widened
az mat po.nL and the bridge made
longer. i think the q. r. 4 /. people
would De satisfied with such al arrange
ment a. that, for that company only
wants what belongs % g. II the river
- any farther encroIched on, the city
VIII regret it. some day, when we have
another treshet and the water comes
pouring down Canal-st."
Do you own any land along the
RIVER front, Mr. Sweet" queried the re-
porter.
NO sir; sold out all my property
along the uver some time ago.
EX-MAYOR DIEEMAN's VIEWS.
When +. B. D.keman was first ap-
proacued by reporter yesterday after
noon be stated that be had not gwen
tie question OF new dock line any
thought. On beng further iuterrO-
gated, however, he sat down hard on
toe project, partly ON the ground that
the river front property owners might
get something for nothing. and partly
because, as he said, the Sixth ward
wouid be OvcFhOwed every spring II the
proposed dock line were established.
Mr. DSemIu thinks there would not
he room ln the river 10 carry Oif the
water if the river were narrowed. not
wtlstaudIus the fact that the two ca
mails afford extra passage room for the
Mater through the cty.
EDwIS p. SWEET TALKS.
II thi.k the dock line should be
stra ghteued out as proposed, said Z.
Sweet, Il do not own property on
tae river front. but I would ike 70 see
tine Improvement made and think u
would be 4 gran thing for the city at
large. / can see no reason for the pres
Cnt dock line. II the bank OF the river
was walled up with sohd stone, there
could be no possible danger from fresh
cts, unless 2 might be from ice, and II
the channel should be made straight,
there could be no place for the ice TO
lodge. Why the river should be wider
above the g.. K. & l. bridge than 10 is
below 70, / cannot understand, espe-
C.ally since 10 is intended TO deepen the
river by blasting ont lime rock, with
which 20 build the wall, the same time
that the channel is narrowed. have
Just been down at Roche ster. V. Y.
The Genesee river a: that point Is twice
ss liable 70 overflow "a Grand river u
a. this point. But Genesee river Is
built up on each side with a high ston
wal, and the city s safe from overflow
Ex-ALD. RoGERs' OPINION.
Ex-alderman Rodgers. who was
strongly opposed to the alienation Of
the dock lines IN the river, when the
matter vas before the council some
time ago, said 70 a aTELEGRAN-HERALD
reporter yesterday eff the property
owners along the river front will build
a strong three foot wall on each side OF
the river and make 10 as nigh as the
level II Canal and FrOut-sts., 7 am
heartily m favor OF the change being
made. The wall ought 20 extend from
Fuitou-st. 20 LeOnart-st.. on each side
and The property owners could easily
sfOrd % build such 4 wall in consider
sron 0f the land they VIII receive.
Then the space hack OF the walt should
be filed I'm WITH earth AMI iargp area
Of valuable land wll pc thus made
The material for the wall can bc taken
from the bod ot The river and the prlu-
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