The sun., 1891-05-15
IMPROVING 1Hs MArEn yRoNr.
New ses walls. BulkhesAs. ana r,ers Con
Hleted or In Conrse OF Cons nstrueflon.

New Sea Walls. HuIk he sAs. and Flers Con.
Pleted or In Coarse OF Cerstruetson.
Ono OF the most important pieces OF work
completed By the Dock Department is the ses
wall on the city property at Bellevue Hospital.
It was necessary to dredGe out the mud and
waste from the old sewer that emptied its cons
tents on the river bed between the piers st
East Twenty-fourth and East Twenty -sIxth
streets. heretofore at low tide the muddy
bottom OF the river bed has boon exposed. The
refuse has been removed aud the sewer ex-
tended under tho Twenty-sixth street pier to
the new pier line. The water at the bulk head
line is now thirty feet In depth at high tide.
The total length Of new sen wall as
that point is $40 feet. and back OF It are
about 10000 yards Of new filling. In addition
to the new sea Tall. two new piers
have been huilt, one 1t Twsnty-fourth street.
for the Commissioners Of Charities and Cor.
rection. and the other. q public pier. as
Twsnty-sixth street. Each 10 TOO feet In length.
and is built OF wooden spiles. Commissioner
Cram said that the Department had decided to
not build any iron or stone piers. Stone piers
are necessary In rivers like tho Mercer. where
there is a great rise and fall Of the tide. and
whore hard bottom can he found with little sx-
cavation. but In tho East and North Rivers are
many points whore II would be necessary to
dig down for sixty or seventy feet before
reaching rock bottom. ..,.
The next most important point fox work on
the river front is at 125th street. where . new
sea wall OF granite has been built ON rock
foundation. The filing Of tho additional
space along the water front secured By this
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sailing vessels. and lighters loaded with build.
n ~ fhs ths
ance caused By the bridges st Second Third.
and Fourth ayen9es::
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Ninety iifth street. and new pier 10 % be cod
would have been compissed this ISL spring hsd &
nSRSs5 SSs s.. pss e
from l07th to 10th street is neatly COM
ssa N :sT.s .1 As
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done es most oi the propersy @ sioss @ The the fisse %
nnasr e Hhs
q new pier $50 feet in length IL In course q
ho
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pullolnc. Tho Commissioners Will In fow
s!ty iSs iess IN lsnstS ana Viii BEGIN ths work
Of building the river wall there, and will have
It completed next winter. New piers are also
to be built there to be known as Nos. 10.
~ and ~ They also propose to build new
At Harrison street the Dock Department has
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It may be completed In September, as three
GapTs gam soo Sf me men are a. work: ssrip q ryer
ished between yestry and Laight Streets andlf
the West Shore Railroad had not refused TO give
up possession OF the property ut jay street the
TS 1ons You'd q, have 6ssn
piers are there. and the Commissioners want
to build new one. to be known as No. "a.
North OF Desbrosses street arc three old
s1d o. sns as e. as s
down and replaced by two new piers The
river wall is to be extended. completing the
Ter Bay. rs It is called. will remain as 4 10. =
probably. for, some time to come. From West
Twenty third 10 Ihirty-fourth street the gran.
te wall is completed, except section about
1t Thrty-fourth street. These two sections
nay be built before winter.
"a the Harlem River front beyond Third
ne neigh borhood Of i4oth street. and there
RIB bulkhead has been built for distance OF
lbout 900 feet. The. Astor estate has built
more than mile Of similar bulkhead on the
wilson 4 Adams. ms and and other 9TH ri iumSer % dealer: %
'ave made. or are making like improvements
N the line OF water property owned by them. .