New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-15
MAY AMAZE THE TAXPAYERS
A GIGANTIC SCHEME TO PURCHASE DOCK
PROPERTY.
BILLS FROM MEssRs. PLUNKITT AND WEBSTER
REMOVING TIE LIMIT on THE DOCK
DEPARTMENTS EXPENDITURES
ESTIMATED COST. ST. 900 900.

ESTIMATED COST 81. 100000
Albany. Feb. IA SpcciaD.-" Smiling "eorse
Plunbitt In the Senate and solemn George Nep-
s,er in the Assembly have Introduced Two bills
that will probably produce result startling 10 'ne
TAXPAYERS OF New-York City. few Gays ago
senator Plunkitt presented simple niue "'e's',o
of which no notice taken at the umc' i'"'
was one Of the little local bills he mas IN i'e
NUMBERS each session. but which generally ''h ou'
TO mean a great deal after tlcy have become laws
This particular bill took away the limit Of mohey
that the Dock Department in New York could spehd
yearly improvements and allowed this Depai'he"
" spend any amount Of money 1t can gel "u''
the present law the Department is limited 10 sJooo''
900 year in It's expenditures Tor IhiprV'c"' "V''
While this bill showed upon Its face that Inc lam
MANY officials who control every branch OF the CITY
government were contemplating making some "h'
usually large expenditures In the Dock Department.
IL was M, until today that the real purpose OF
senator Plunkitts bill was seen. IL now mas Dc'o"c
known that his bill simp.y was leader for some
thing more 10 follow.
.Solemn, George Webster introduced the trailer 10
"sniing, Georges bill. II is an amendment to III"
Consolidation act regarding the powers OF the DocR
Department in opening up docks and streets
lending TO them This amendment will give to the
Dock Department power that was formerly he'd ny
a number OF different departments and when WORK
81 t7 kind now contemplated In the bills from the TWO
10 BE- done lhc cOnchTrFH'' vi an va
tho departments affected by 1t required. Tie
Idea OF the amendment 10 the law IS 10 c"ntralize IN
the Dock Board powers that formerly were not
nosscssed by IT, The amendment to the law Is rs
follows:
Whenever the plan ito open up pirticuar dock or
street leading It running alongside OF IT, 20 u''
termIned upon adopted shall Include the widening Of
street or avenue opening construction OF ne"
street or avenue or abandonment clio Ing Of street
or avenue already existence the power to WIDEN open
construct abandon clos the shall exclusively r.
side With the Department Of Docks who are hereby anrh'
lied to take such steps be necessary IN all "gu'
and II shall have been w'dened OF opened inc
RIGHT 10 maintain the shall also rft with the De-
rarment Docks. and the street or avenue 80 w'd'u OF
opecd hi plan shall not be public street b' -i'
be marginal WHAT and shall be usrd In that regard In
such manner from time the Department OF DOCKS
shall by resolution determine and all provisions OF IA"
vcstrg mower in the Honrd Of street opening ana I'M
,rovcmcnt tho Department. Of Public Work.. the pp"t-
men, ~ Public Paris or Commissioner OF street I'm
movement 81 the Twenty third and Twcny-fonrth "ifu'
A. contained IN sections 90 go and 90 Of sad chatF
40 O, the & 1882 said section "'' i "h'ho''
by chaptrr T. Of the laws Of lssi. 9nd ~ given h
chan,er S5 OF thc 81 1890. IN same may i'l'"
N the strcct or avenues widcncd oh'd ar h''F
taken away from said Roard OF street Opening ana
mu-oycnrnt the Dcl,i tmcnt Of Public Nofh@. th' j.
lartmcat Of Public PARKS and the Commissioner o. H"''
Iuproy cncn,s Of the TWcniy- and TN1tN-i"'fh
Wards Of the city OF Ncw.Yofk. and vested In tn" 'i
Street O,oninc and improvement h. now or hereafter
vested to lay aud c,tatii h. and The p'l"r'"' 81
Public Works or Department ~ Pnbc Parks I" construct
or maintain or authorize olong the westerly soc oil tn
Harlem River.
This I, III. bin INTRODUCED hy senator Plunhr III"
entire meat Of which Is found in that portion "f "
which cNccpis the amounts AWARDED for the pir'laN
Of private property. The bill l. a' follows:
Sec 49, The Controller snail from tim" to time. when
directed by commissioner ~ the snA"s Imd 'a'
said city. To b" allied d"N toha' OF
the city Of NewYorA sign"i SEALED ana '"untr'ig"oa
IN the sane mlnntr boad, OF said city anu bear
Ing than 6 pr cent Interest i"'
lnnun from tim n 'lMe. but ho "lo'
thirty years the Gate thereof Tor N" puo'" OF a
ing the moneys necessary cary ont The PROVISIONS ="
rltl. Of chn,ter - hereof relating 20 the Depart
ment Of Docks power, and duic Bnt not more 'h''
S3 600 Of bonds shall IL Issued Ia any on year
except for the purchase money ana damages ""'"' upon
the acquisition private property. aud none o. ''d b""l
shall 10 sold for JOSS th" pr Nnle thereof IN"
moneys received from sai' o. sIid bonI' shall b. d"
po-itcd In the tr,a-uTy ~ the city and shan b.
drawn OFT and pad ~ the controller Il I'D
,i,v for the several objects snd putI"'er pro
,d,d in said ;lc relating to sad department. - por't
and du,ic- upon the i"quisihon Il the said Ios Of ir
D. rarnicut - Doch. coun:"sisnrd d. ~" ''mn-'oi't
q thc Sinhiue FUND II, cxcn-' and 'onl- ,aiior ~
aid board ~ rent, compensation u IT. appoine's 'nc
purchase money aud d.maer awarded upon 'h s'Gn-"
Ct ir ITo."f the lv'non'' under -" '"t,' a'"
,yed In a!d rilc and ior work performed under N" am
and
cur-,d In -ar-,,g ogt said ~ sid u;c ia
Lepng ra thinning repairing, buidt ond r-bu.dns the
vhnry,, .I mgng tie aid cooperation. 81 dredging
and cleaning ,lle ,ho be IaI Of sid moneys ia IA
manner above rfoNd d
II 4. understood that under t." provisions Of these
two III, a drauc scheme for ID" puicha," Il do'h
proper'v he construction Of streets alongside al
docks for the use oi .AIpp"rs and The opening -
NJ streets to ducns to &c constructed aud purchased
+ "a. b.. carried into effect. The estimated cost of
his xpcndIiur- said he In the neiyh"rho"d al
81 : OQ, 900. It will De- by the reading OF IL"
IN the law That touni ~ion"r ii"litZ. IA
,b. Annexed District. II not lit Win any N",ilR 80
control over the streets in that part "f ia" citv over
which he now has control. but that all oi The >re"l0
Inn, NAV bc opened up along 'be Harlem Rlrr hv
The Dock Department Ia De- turned over 10 III,
dcpartmrni Next to The Crot0n Adnrduct Ills !,
probably one OF the most costly schemes that ever
has been proposed.
~pcn:n: -nl1cr has received a letter from the sec
ret nry 81 the Board Of Estimate ana Apprnolinrn'
chilling the attention Of the members OF ia" Legislature"
10 The resolution pa >>cd by that board Oh The h'' d'
n, Dccc mher. 1Sg2. recommending that no law -"
enacted requiring the further issue OF bonds until III"
l0cnl authorities shall have first been consulted me
LETTER was read bv the clerk 10 IN" Assembly. IN,
ss his is the eer0nh time tia, word has come from
,he Board ~ Estimate and AppOrfionm"nt begging
Tho members OF the Legislature to keep down "N
pcpses there Is not much Likelihood OF the members
having any more attention To II Than they ola 10 'hc
first appeal.