New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-20
~ DID you have some
~ H-O. for breakfast this
. morning
THEY BELIEVE ~ THE HARLEM RIFER.
PROPERTY OwNEi, Do NOT WANT TO HAVE 1T
ErLIEn IN-nRAM. RRInGES EANORED.

PROPERTY OWNERS Do NOT WANT TO HAVE 1T
FILLED IN-DRAw- BRIDGES FAVORED.
At the Army Building In Nationalist. yesterday
morning the Iarbor Lines Board Of United states
Engineers held a public hearing on the question OF
filing up the Harlem River. For some years the pan
has been strcnuousy urged by certain interests OF
the city On June senator Patt. Of Connecticut, In
troduccd I'm the United states senate bill which was
referred 10 the Committee on COmmerce-"To limit
further expenditure OF money for improving Harlem
River New Yol.7 ON June IL the committee referred
the bill to the secretary OF War. with request that he
furnish the committee with such suggestions as he
might deem proper touching the merits OF the BILL
The SECRETARY Of War asked the larbor Board TO
make "A full examination OF the subject. The board.
consisting Dof Colonel Henry l.. Abbot chairman :;
Colonel ID. l.. Houston and Colonel q. l.. Gillespie,
yesterday heard the Views Of a large number OF tho
Interests involved The general question resolved Itself
Into three heads Whether 21foot sctbridges would
be a serious obstacle to the commerce OF the
river whether there Is really any need for the wharf
faciltics on the Harlem in view OF the other river
fronts not vet ulzed and whether II would not DO
advisable TO iii In IN Ilarlm entirely from Third ave.
to Eghthavc.
The hearing lasted for three hours and half II
amounted TO a vigorous protest from the property
owners along the Harlem against tue filling In OF inc
river or the substitution Of fixed for draw bridges
The representative, Of the Aston Morris ogden and
Harlem a, absurd. only two spoke III favor o. hlhns
I'm the Harlem, and the advocates of 24foot sci
bridges were rs few.
Chief Engineer George ). Green, OF the Department
Of PnBnc Dock,, was the first speaker. lie made a
vigorous protest against the filling in Of the Harlem
He said that the city could not find enough piers to
SUNNY the wants OF commerce. No one has the
right TO say" he added that the Harlem River Will
never be needed. There may be- vast number OF
Interests which In time will call emphatically for Its
u.e Ncv-Y ,rk Is "A manufacturing ~ we'll a. com
nerclal centre. and larg" number OF manumcurihs
Interests would In time De situated on the river. fof
thee It would form the waterway for supplies lhere
/, no r.asou. moreover why Shp-bulldlnS, a. an III
dtry should spring up In tho district referred TO
n the Harlem be left the waterway that u Is AS
for the question Of the kind Of bridges which should be
pn across the rivsr business interest," In coming years
should settle that
simon stevens Of No 81 Broadway. next took the
floor He the only man, with the exception OF
MIR Grimm, who appeared AZ an advocate OF hlhng
I'm OF the Harlem. Tho principal point which he
made WA. that the residents Of the whole upper part
Of the city and Of tho territory lying beyond wohd
have genuine rapid transit II the plan werc carried
ont H., said: If the a3j acres between Third ave.
and Fighthave were filled In, the reclaimed land
would be worth S2OO0O.0OO and the surrounding
property would bc increased SlOO,OOO,Oo III value
A. d. snow, the representative OF the Produce
Exchange h. L. Alderman. for the Washington Heights
Tax1nycrS' Association +. :. Atwood OF the Maritime
Association and Abner Bartlett, for tho Astor estate
protested against the plan to FIJI IN the Harlem
Lawson y. Fuller, f. l.. Sture1s and L. s. Andrews
appearing for the Ogden estate. agreed with taein
General Egtcrt L. yele said that drawbrdges were
absolutely necessary that for sanitary reasons be
side. tho many Others the Harlem should be LETT open
Bennett Gould. builder OF naphtla Launches AZ
Morris Heights. pointed out the loss Of trade mat
would result unlc,, drAvbridges were bullt across
thc Harlem A practical talk was given by JOhn +.
sleeve. A lnnter dealer Of No. 22' Mottave lie
gave clear exposition II the rafic on the Harlem
The Longest and most elaborate speech was inc las
ono hv Fordham Morris. II WAS "A most spirited ana
Indignant protest against filling In the Harlem MI
Morris argued strongly for the building Of drawbrldgcs