New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-12
MORE RENT MUST BE PAID.
fEHIGH VALLEY ROAD SAID TO BE EN-
CROACHING ON THE CITY's LAND.
THE DOCK BOARD ORDERS IT TO PAY $500 A
YEAR FOR A BuLKHEAD OR REMOVE THE
PLATFORM - GUARDED REPLIES OF


YEAR FOR BuLKHEAD OR REMOVE THE
PLATFORM - GUARDED REPLIES OF
OFFICIALS.
The history of former Dock Board methods con-
,nues to be Of interest as its pages are turned by
me present Board. new subject OF consideration
y the occupation by the Lehigh Valley Railroad
company Of the bulkhead between Piers Nos. and
. old numbers North River. At the point named
mere Is platform extending from the west side Of
vest-st. and the south side Of the slip. about
me hundred and forty-one feet, and on the north
aide Of the slip about seventy feet This plat
Sorm covers In all 2O5e0 square feet Of land under
water belonging to the city. Now, on the map OF
vharves and PIERS on fe in the Dock Depart
ment for the year 1Sa9. this platform does not ap
near On the map which made by Edward
Smith City Surveyor. In 1885, a part Of the plat
FORM extending about thirty five feet out from the
line Of West-st.. Is shown. together with some ex-
tensions of greater length alongside the piers On
still later map made by /. c. Buckhout. civil eng-
neer In 1860. this platform appears. with some ex-
tensions to those shown on the map OF 1856. In the
map of 1871 Of the Department the platform appears
extended to length OF about one hundred and
forty-one feet along the south side Of the slip; but
there are additions to the extension on the
north side Under a resolution Of the Board adopted
or August 25. 1886. extension was made to the
northern half of the platform. This addition covers
about two thousand two hundred square feet Of
land under water. For this space the sum Of $3.50
year is paid to the Department Of Docks which Is
At the rate Of % cents square foot for land under
water
The report of President O'Brien on the case
reads:
with the exception of the resolution Of August
D. 1885, the Department records do not contain any
information as to how this platform came to be
built, by whom 1t built or under what au-
thority II any 1t appears to be another case OF
gradual encroachment upon the waterfront prop
erty belonging to the city, and II so. the platform
should be removed the city should receive $3.50
Der annum. being at the usual rate OF q cents per
square foot for the Of the land under water.
therefore recommend that the secretary be directed
10 notify the proper parties that unless they
nay rental at the usual rate for all that portion OF
the bulkhead platform not Included in the reso'u-
t,on Of August 25 1885, the aforementioned permit
viii be revoked. and they be required to remove
the entire platform. $1,000
The report was promptly s ADOPTED pie moments, could
not have lodged skilfully than did the Lehign
vsey heS Were to give
the piers mentioned in the Dock Boards resolution;
fxcsednsy poe bur said Re ala not the
facts concerning the lease of the piers He was In.
SsS sa to the city, ne bs had
persons by the railroad company. While ne DID not
he r nS s os RRe inst Il
10 pay He said that Thomas J. Klase, the Eastern
sSe s ses about Sa the
has an office at No. 235 Broadway, out ne was out
O. n city sSe oce o saS $ L Q, ns
for them to talk about the Dock Boards action or
give. information about the piers Their oiiiciai
heads might be cut of In a moment II they talked
TO a newspaper man and gave any nformat3n.
they said. One of them suggested that A'exsnde.
cuiioh, Of the law Arm said the arm knew nothing
about the piers the terms under which they were
leased by the company.