New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-15
HONEY FOR NEW-YORK RIVERS
CONGRESSMAN OUTLINE THE NEEDS of
THE CITY AND STATE.
AppRorR1 ATOMS NECESSARY FIR GREAT RIVER
AND uARBoR IMPROVEMENTS.

AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
Washington. March 1i-Tho House Committee on
Rivers and IIarbors to-day heard several Ne"-foiH
Representatives upon tho subject OF improvements u,
New York harbOrs Mr.. Flowers statement enipi"oeu
thc entire subject OF Hudson River and Ncw-l0riS
IIarl,or improvements. lie said that many persons
who opposed river and harbor bills were unaware OF
the general benefit to the whole country Of improve
mcns that on their face seemed to be OF local I'M
porancc lie nstancci tho harbOr OF ogdcnsonrg'
y " which, he said, was great distributing point lot
New England cities and towns A vast commerce
was transacted there which not appreciated by the
nublic generally. During the past year 0'ooo,ooo
hushcls OF wheat coming from Chicago and other
lake uoints were received at Ogdcnsburg ana for-
wor,ed To the seacoast. Mr. Flower, while adVocauhg
generally the improvement Of the Hudson River ports
and New York hlrbOr, devoted himself particularly
10 the Harlem River project. He said that aooooo
~ the people Of Ncw-NorlI lived above tlat river
II should properly be used largely by the cahaooa's
and bargcs which come down the Erie Canal ana
obstruct and confuse the navigation OF the harDof'
he easier Congress made II for vessels 70 get IN ana
out of New-York harbOr, where 80 per cent OF our
foreign commerce was transacted, the greater was
the benefit to the country at large. re" pcoPe
realized the importance Of the small creeks there.
not many New Workers knew where Ncwtown creek
was vet he had seen A., 600 barrels Of English chalk
unloadcd ut one factory on that creek in one year
n 90, 600 900 River and Iarbor bl, this time
Mr. Flowcr-If she gets piece OF It,
Mr. Tracey. Of New York advocated the improve
mcnt Of the upper Hudson above Albany. as to give
eleven feet Of water up 10 Albany ana nine fect 10
Troy lie earnestly advocated the allowance OF the
full estimate $3.50 600 for the next year. and WAS
assured by the chairman and several members that he
would receive satisfaction. lie also advocated MS
nro,ect looking 10 the appointment Of commission
10 estimate the cost Of deepening the HUDSON iohi
New York TO tho State dam at Troy and 10 New
baltimore Mr. Tracey said thet the project CON
rcmplaed the admission Of ocean vessels to the upper
river so as to load directly from tho Erie Canal boats
rb. canal itself was 10 be made ship canal The
effect wonld be to benefit the entire Western country
by reducing frcights.
Mr. Quinn. of Sew York. spoke for the great channel
# New York HlrbOr. The amount asked for It's I'm
provcmcnt was siGO 600 and It should all be allowed
H. was humiang 10 our people 10 the great steam
,hip city Of New York grounded in that chahncl lt'
ummer The committee assured Mr. Quinn that ne
need be under no appiccn-io on ihht point a. IL,
! estimates would BE- allowed. Mr Quinn hoped tha
flc committee would not permit bridges over the liar
lem River. A. they would make The passage lhp'"'
uciblc for ans ,hlns cN'cp' 'ii- .,.,, Tho Harlem
Mr.. Fitch. Of NcN orh. tNocal't wv h"'io ,
River improvement. lie sand me mproVement WOul'
lightly AFFECT the Sew York and N." raven haliiVau
he did not believe that Oh" selfish Interests oi ore rai
rold company should bee allowed 10 stand IN ,Iic ~
If A great publ, Improvement. one, or az the mos
,wo Bridge. could accommodate all the traic. aud h
Dredgfsi thai IN ift Time All 81 bit iiAFhJ
! lions would bee removed north OF the Harlem I'M
canal was 10 divert all of the commerce coming GOV
| me Hudson River, and now going down lnto III,
! h,fhor All grain from the West "oud 70 thiOugi
| ,h,t way and Dee transferred iu one handing so a
| IA 20 ont IL Long Island sound Connection coul'
l.. AIDE with the line IT steamers about 10 Start iiv
the eastern end o Long Island. and At least one IA
| could be- saved on the European trip.
Mr. Baker. Of Sew FORK, argued IN favor OF
| project to afford additional hnbor hcillucs 10
fn'hc,cr at IrOndcquOt Bay when II htd been esu
mated would 5s5l 900. To begin the work wofl
ronuire small appropriation. which the committee wa
! .,ln,u.;cnf fo ny Nlr. Cp.cr 81 Ncw York. spoh
fnr The improvements on the LOuE Island coast, AM
! Mr. Wallace. Of New York, set ont the hcedS
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