New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-12

REPORT Fly IRESll'ENI g lNltsN VI y fi.' Liam
DrscovERY-THE NORWICH AND NETWORK
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY PAID IN
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS \ RENTAL OF
1896 600 TO THE LESSEE OF THE
PIER. WHOSE PAYMENTS
To THE CITY IN
THAT TINE WE'RE
ONLY $4,000
A startling report indicating that the city has
lost many thousands Of dollars annually by Tam
many methods in the leasing Of piers, was
feature of the meeting of the new Board OF DOCK
Commissioners Yesterday President O'Brien
made the report basing it on the discovery that
a North River pier at Wat;s-st which the city
had let for 10000 year and 100000 year FOR
terms of ten years had been sublet without au-
thority for $4,000 a year and $4,000 year TAe
pier has been occupied for twenty-five years by
the Norwich and Ncw-York Transportation Com
pany. which in that time has paid s93G,ooo In
rent Of which the city has received only $3io.Ooo
Mr. O'Brcn's statement mentioned as a claim
what was declared by other persons TO be
fact that tn. Norwich and New-York Trans
portaton Company also received for It's money
the right to occupy part of the pier not owned
10y the city.
II is believed by many wc-inf7rmed New
Workers that when Dock Commissioner Phelan
is turned ont II office and the Dock Department
has been thoroughly rcorganzed. there Will be- a
number Of revelations % Tammany mismanage-
mcnt ana corruption In that department. u is
expected tina, the Mayor viii appoint as success
sor +, Commissioner Ph,.an u man who is an ex-
pert in docks and thorough business man.
The Dock Commissioners had two meetings
yesterday. They met III the H''h'''S' ""' '"''
a'''' "''' S'''.' """' ...t. O., ,h.
When tn"N adJ jFI'd /" '''''' "H''' '' ''
"''''i"'" ' wa ''' , T., ,
slider in secret sess!on some starting Ih'''''"
ton 90 losses - 'he '''S III .'' .',,
and that IN" losses might o' ''u'd 10 yea '''''''
IONS '' "o'''S
MIR hiIEN = "'Ni H''''
The G commissioners met again az p M, Wh"n
President - ht''h CAV o"' '''
mout.
II appears '''" '"' 80, .',..i,,
that on or about October I' 'N' 'l' '''''''
.rs - th. sinking Fund sold a. public auction the
lease of Pler SO 20. The foot Of Whttsst. Nor'h
River. to H'nN Smiih i'i 'I'' ''i' 'l ''" ''"'
annual rental ~ 5000 rom N'Ir."''' D. 'S'''
/, further arpelrs that Mr smith foI 10 arrears
of rent PRIOR to l''3 claiming mat 'he ''y "'' ",'
put him .u fTI possess. 10 "t vi" pr''i''''S. To-
p"iah'd smith ihr '""i7'' 20 ''' 10 ~ 80
I.r.,-.f .flou % collect such arrears ON February
=, - g. t,,,,.,,,oo .s-i.,,... of Henry
~ .'''. H'''' ! .....t-.
smith offered io settle iHr 'd'il' I"'" "'"''''''.N
o., over I,i .u b., paying thr city &--.yi provling
. -. ...,f,t t,,. ftr.tcr Iona. A. the
~ - f"'''Hs .'' ,''.' . -. .,r.,, ,.,,.i -
pier stood for ton N"tTs AZ an "Lh"h t'""i' ''
"a ,.o rho t..se % contain the GOV uant f,r rc-
'' . . 49,. .....,. ~, y,,,b rorf
n""al f"i a iHI'h'i '''" '' ''' '''' a.
- might lr agreed upon a. tho cHI OF me NHt
-. 1.,,Is or.r was ,ec.pt.i by the then Dock
''"' g., a., ~, ,-.t rho f.,-. eIy.u.
ioiHini+'i'i'i' 'i' "'''" ~ ''''' 80 '
90 Mr Farrlrgi .u frH m May J. 1919. az si,h I'H'd''
.,- ,,o.,.. nor trrlu,
''.' , .. n. ........ t..t,,. ,,,fi.i O.,
In NifI. l''. "i. J. r'''''"'' ."'''.' "'''
the DOCK Board f1t 70 renewal az his lease 'Nlr-
.. NJ. fN.q Ir s.,.f ltug. with the covenants
'"" "' .. ..... t..... t..,t. vr,s r>-
contained IH ,,' H''....''' ..i..' -. H.. for-
pr"ss"i fS to ih' ''s'.'f '' '.' go ~ ,',, t tb.
touus., 90 me 'oUorail7n "h' rrpoitt ma 'n'. w. w.
''mu'-Si"i'i~ "' ','h1 i'' '"'.',',,i l','r,t,nn
s1'h AN ati .l. ''.' ' ''''r , 49, f.,v .I,h
ihht u MI J. "I '.''.''' ."' ,f...I ,.,,,ri , f,r
rental thr 'Nu.iu.e -i'h'i- N'''' l'H''t 49, " -