New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-19

SOME MORE LIGHT THROWN ON THEM.
4 NORTH RIvFR PIER LEASED FOR $4,000 LESS
THAN THE ONE Mex TO IT. WITH
OFT APPARENT REASON.

OFT APPARENT REASON.
Another OF the strange and weird things con-
nocted with the administration Of the DOCK De-
partment under Tammay Hall rule came out yes
terday at the regular meeting Of the Dock Board
Mr. Phean. the only one Of the old commission
ers left. precipitated the matter, but as t was
known t. several people that Commissioners
O'Brien and Einsteln were investigating the
case there Is possibility that Mr.. Phelan him
self had determined that it was time 20 act ana
that not all the credit of reform in dock matters
should go t. the two new Commissioners
The facts briefly stated. these: The lessee
OF Pier No 65 North River. has been for several
years paying 5000 a year for It. tn" next pier
to It, which is certainly no better if 1t Is as good
p pier. has been at the same time under lease TO
.the New-York Central Railroad for $4,000 Il
year The lessee of Pier No. 60, under a permit
from the Dock Department. has erected coal
pockets there, but he has also fenced 1t H. prac-
tically using it as private property in ms coai
business.
For two weeks commissioners O'Brien and
Enste!n have been investigating the eXtraor-
binary circumstances connected with Pier NO.
g.. II is said that once when they visited the
pier they were refused admittance Each Com
missioner puts on the schedule for feguar
meeting Of the board what ne thinks shouiI pe
Ian placed the schedule for Yesterday ; meet
ing a proposition to consider the adv!sablllty M ol
Increasing the rental of Pier NO % from >''Po'
a year To $1,000. when the other Two COminls-
sIon.rs saw this they smiled for they knew they
could ask Mr.. Pheian several questions inc
present lessee of the pier is II. {. Rogers as
assignee II Michael Mitchell. The lease under
which he occupies the premises were granted
t. take effect on juno |. 1892. II was lease 10
collect wharfage" and 70 run FOR ten years.
Under the law the renta! could be Increased py
49, ..fftfff ffnn nf np
when the matter Of he increase Of renta!
for the pier came up Commissioners - br.eH
and Einstein displayed knowledge OF tns stua,
tion which discouraging 10 Mr.. Pheian ana
wanted 10 know why there was such Il great
difference between the rental of the pier occupied
by MIR Rogers and that of the one occupied py
tho New-York Central Railroad. Mr.. Phelans s
heroic reform effort did not seem 10 meet with
as great enthusiasm as h" perhaps. Thought II
would and the end If the matter WAS that an
order was issued for II. G. Rogers 20 appear
before the board next Thursday and explain mat
terS ..
Pholan made formal pr1tes, against the state
rncnfs II President OBricn and commissioner
Eins,ein In regard to the lease Il Pier (od NJ -
going on the records. This j. the Pier Whlcn was
suh'.t hv tho New-Jersey Steamboat Company at
such A prpnt He tod that tho C3mnissl7n-
.rs stood bv their statements and refused 70 nave
them oxpiIngcd from th- records. After the meet
ing Commissioner OBren 'ad; W. sIand ~
everything we have said regarding the lease "I
Pi.r ~ io and would welcome 4 libel suit ~
the New jersey Steamboat Company. In regard
~ the lease. of Pier 40. c.. Commissioner Elnsten
and myself have been Investigating IL for some
time W. are not working IN the dark, but upon
certain knowledge. and intend before we get
through that the CITY shall receive every cent II
Is entitled 10 from leases # the city's piers
The Dock Board will bold a meeting today u
revise tn. LIST of employees ~ the department ana
SOC i,s, h,w many sinecurce there are. Com
missioner E!pstc!n said in regard u this meeting
we propose t. clear the deck for acuon-tnat Is
ALL Thor will bo no falling ~ the axe at 'he
meeting as has been rumored