New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-26
TA DOCK BOARD HAPPY.
PLANS FOR NEW PIERS AND EuIKHEADS TO
COST Sl0OO0,000
NEssRs. CRAM, PHELAN AND WHITE FLOURISH
ING LIKE GREEN BAY TREES. AND THE

,,resps cp,N PHELAN AND WHITE FLOURISH
nc LIKE GREEN BAY TREES. AND THE
END rs NOT IN SIGHT
IT,, ,onov is aying at Pier A. and the brethren
y, tho Dock Board are dwelling together in apparent
,morv President Cram has not complained re-
orty that Mr. Phelan wearcs him, and Mr.. Pheinh
,,. nm for several meetings flung back Mr.. Grams
osn.rsion that his English Is "neher in'u'Sitie HOT
rromnatical, In fact. Messrs. Cram ana fhcii'''
With in, Kindly cooperation OF Andrew j. WHhe' 'n
now Commissioner, are TOO busy fnglng the ppopie
money around to bother about asperslons. Anorew
J White understands the philosophy q Tammnhy
Iro,I Nnances thoroughly although he did leave a
ros,t,,n rs police Justice Mt Sc 900 year to become
Dock Commissioner for n salary OF $4,000. IN inc
latter dnys Of Commissioner Posts term OF ONCE the
dollars were not extracted from the little purses VI
thc pcople in such quantities rs the DOCK bo'ru
wished Since the coming Of Andrew J. White, VINO
recently took Ids place In the counseS OF inc 'hry
commissioners, the apparent DEADLOCK dIis pee"
broken. ,
There IS no reason why the Dock Commissioners
sh,ud WORRY obout few million dollars taken from
the IIt,lc burses Of the people. Since the wonderlu
Juggling OF city legislation ut Albany the cSpcnoi
iurcs which the Dock Commissioners may make are
,n,o,couv unlimited. They are bounded ~ the
north by primevai chaos and OH tho sonth ny inc
Day OF Judgment. 1t was suggested that the snhi"s
Fund Commission have some oversight O'cT NV -"
pcnses Of the Dock Board, and later II was propoSu
that the Board Of Estimate and Apporuoh'"e"'
noen as guardians Of the pubic purse
oauInst the insatia'c demands OF the Department VI
DOCKS Since the vetoing Of the Dock Department
LII by Governor Flower at tho instigation Of 'loyor
Gilrov Mcssrs. Cram. Phenn AMI White have hou'''"
like green bay trees. and the eyes OF the lan'in"'
flyer have begun to bulge with fatness IN antcpa"o
The Dock noarh yesterday. adopted pans LOT '"e
con instruction OF new piers and bulkhcads when VIII
cost $4,000 OOo AT least Nobody knows cxac'y
what the price n the proposed improvements WI!
No The Commissioners do not know and the Chici
Enrnee- Mr. Greene. will not tell. When asker
about the cost Of the improvements he assumes the
mir ~ a man suffering RON neuralgia ana retreats
behind the icy barriers Of his dignity
81 DO not know he says, langlidly An, so ne
Board have adopted those plins. Well doht W"
see how busy am. cannot talk 10 yo" now
The plans adopted provide for new piers rom
Charles. ST. 10 West Twcny,thlrd-s ard nnother line
OF piers from West Seventy seconi-st. to West one
bundrcdth.st II Is doubtful whether piers VIII DC
built above Seventy scrond.st. for some 'inc. AZ
will be n profitable and lucrative light employment
for some one however TO build bulkhend walls. Ill
IN thousands OF tons OF earth and get thihss r's'
In the mean time the Dock Department can purchase
land along the front al fancy prices ana a"ar'
contracts Ip.fwn they contemplate bulIihS P''s
nj a distance OF 200 feet apat for the Vl'pose Oh
handling through freight. When the Commissioner
,r. fbr,uch with the Job tho cost 10 the city Ou6ht
10 be two or three times SloOOo,ooo.