New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-29


ME SEW JERSEY STEAM
BOAT COMPANY
Tn. Dock Board. ss announced yes'"'''y' ms
,.kc, ND In cnrncs, the inquiry into al'B"' Abuses
~, ..,s,.,r.n, rights BY large corporations ara
.,,.,rn,,, comnancs II has long been believed by
a., ,,huc ,h., under Tammany rule. rights ara
,.,v,I,~.s were allowed - favored inlVli"als ana
.,ruor,ilon~ f0r which ~" city received no j"''
comrcrea,lon ana n Is with view OF sc'U"R ~
On. truth o. these charges that tho DOCK '''I.''
.,orers have begun n thorough investigation Inv
,.,,pn,,ssioner. have gone about the lnFesuh"'''"
80 ~, mos, rn.thoIca manner. beginning WIN
,,.r \, Sor,h River. They VIII take UP an NV
,,c-. AMI waterfront rights on TINS size OF MN
haitian Island In regular order me ih''s"e'''
was begun early this week inc comm" '''
ia, Nh, proceeded further than Pier No "hen
h,, seems - the Board 10 be an o'd-isme 'S'otuoh
wa. revealed In this instance. II IS alleged the
,,,,.n, scnartmen, u the Pennsylvania Railroad ~
tho CORPORATION benefited J. Is CHARGED ny III" DOCK
ommssi, ners that this corporation has rn'roh'"'I
on the liuc u the bulkh' al between fle' 80
and pier 40 e. and has bulk over the water TOT
n distance of slxty-thrce feet beyond the 'b"'
l,n,, on whitewater land belonging 20 the city. Tor
,,hich 1, pays no rental Tn. amount o! space
,,,,s accounted by the railroad company IS $50
sou,re feet and as the annual charges by the cly
for such space are % cents square FOOT " u con
tended that the company owes about wo '""rssn ed
,"o ,his hss been going on some forty years. 50
that The city and State are out OF pScHSrt IN 'hc
n.,Khho rhood OF eighty eight ihousand lolLtS,
Esiwari C. q Brien. pre-idsn, u the Dock boari.
when by Te.ne rs npsS his matter nt to tie
extreme and II there l. any crookedn'ss IN .ne
business vii know jns' VINO are IN n~ ' ~
The Pennsylvania Railroad company having r's,'
to hs RrGp - Sc pr ng parties to re-
move the platform or pay rent 20 me city az tne
an IN takiuK such action IN TINS Gus"
is based statute which slv'' the boar' ~
cuslve control over the waterfront rro'"y ara
Q J. Gesr the general treeh, assn, Of The he rrn ns
syvana Railroad C"mpank was sSem AZ mn nnl said
we have no fear Of any iny.snsaogn ,hy yh
in using This property and under no oolea'ions
10 pay the city or State cent OF back r,nt' We
nSn 9. ,s" wac 40 ' orsapeG We hal our right to i
long before the state cedel 70 the city It's jurisiic
ion over New York citys water front 90 not care
| TO discuss he matter FOR publication. but yon may
say tina, when the matter comes up hci9rr me
missioners may ~ to bring II. the Pennsy vania
Railrond company VIII he fully PREPARED to show
At the continuation Of the investigation yesterday
the first considered was that OF Herman Braun;
S,.iy sts. East River 1t was discovered that
ne had not paid rem, for eleven years The hoari
commlssicn.r Ens,e,n then read report to h n,
which CITY Chamberlain Joseph J o.po?oh.ie !, one
| OF the largest stockholders. had asked permission
| nearly three years ago 10 build an extension 10 old
| PIER No A. The permission granted by the old
| Dock Bonrd and the rent 10 be paid 10y the steam
| boat company to be decided upon 10y the presi-
| dent and treasurer The records 81 the Department
| show that no rent ever fixed Yesterday the
! Board decided upon recompens, OF u cents a
| square foot per annuu. and resolution was adopt
| ed directing the treasurer 10 send a bin to the
New Jersey Steamboat Company. covering an annual
| rental Of a. COS 10 from Mnrch q. 1899. to May l.
1896 In the future the rate IL 20 he paid quar-
| t~ry, IN advance. from May
| The New-Jersey Steamboat Company runs the PEG
| pies Line boats TO Albany. The resignation OF
| Thomas Moore dockmaster, accepted, to take
| place August The Doarl said Moore had con
| fessei 10 neglect Of duty.