New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-12
THE FENCES COMPLETED.
BROOKLYN WHARF AND WAREHOUSE
COMPANY IN POSSESSION OF
a THOROUGHFARE
A THREATENED MOVE OF LAST SPRING CARRIED
oUT-CoRPoRATIoN TO ATERTNN TIE

OUT-CORPORATION TO ASERTAIN TIE
STATUS OF THE CASE.
The Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company
on Wednesday last completed the fence at the in
tersection OF Conover and William SITS and the
Atlantic Dock Commissioner Of city Works Theo-
dore Il. Willis. when he heard of the move, at
once ordered the laid before the Corporation
Counsel with the request that an opinion on the
legality of the proceeding be given at an early
date. The question involved Is of public right
OF way. in which thousands of people In the Sixth
and Twelfth wards are Interested.
Conover-st. begins at liamilion-ave. and runs
one block TO the intersection IF India and Com
mercial wharfs. the latter being d direct continue
ton of 1t. This wharf terminates at the inter-
section OF william and Conover SITS. and 1t being
direct continuation OF the first section Of the
street with four blocks OF warehouses sandwiched
in between Summit and William SITS. these front
Commercial Wharf but both parts of Conover
and the wharf make a straight street from iiamii-
ton-ave. TO the waters OF the Upper Bay. near Red
Hook point. conover-st.. being the nearest to
Buttermk Channel. has always been used 10y Pc
destrans from that part OF the Twelfth Ward
going TO or from Hamilton Ferry. and was used
night and morning by thousands OF working people
The next street is Inlay. which Is not III for use
for several reasons and then comes Van Brunt. the
nearest street TO the ferry that can be used which
means to OF these people Il detour of four
blocks night and morning. If Commercial Wharf is
closed 10 foot passengers
Last spring the warehouse company erected gates
the inner and fronts Of the north pier. and
were clearly within their rights In doing So An at
tempt was then made TO erect fence across Fer
ris-st at Sullivan-st.. thus making entire block
in length of the former thorOughfare. The city
Works Department interfered. and The posts were
removed Since then fence and gate have been
erected on Clinton Wharf, at the end OF Ferris-st
but they occupy three Sds OF rectangie the whole
structure being erected entirely within the building
Inc on the Clinton Wharf - - -, .
About the same time an attempt was made 70
ertEt fences at ne OF nf ann ann
interfered The frames were erected at the time
and Were not removed ON Wednesday these frames
were plaf KEEL up. ard now only need gates TO com
pletely cut off the public from clinton ana TOM
mercial wharfs.
When Commissioner Willis was asked about these
fences yesterday he was much surprised that such
Superintendent Of streets %ichoas l. Flocken who
stated that no permit had been granted for NE NE
Willis ordered immediate action TO be taken 10 de-
termine the legal status OF the case saving MAJ nat
fences will be- removed al once. No notice appears
the Eleventh Precinct in which the affair occurred
The first warehouse IN the dock WAS begun IN
the basin This was in the period that Robert
Furey was Commissioner of city Works. Inc A.
antc Dock Company then erected gates IN the
streets adjoining the lines of the warehouses
Furey equal TO the occasion: he lost niue
time in parleyng. but took gangs OF men Gov, down
there and promptly cut away the gates ana iemres
and no attempt WAS mad" from thst ,lih', "h'''
now to shut off the streets leading 10 the basin
The company never allowed wagons TO pass along
the Commercial Wharf. posts 10 prevent thcnl De
ing driven at the elevator towers but hitherto no
attempt WAS ever made to deprive the citlZrilS o
the exercise Of their right Of way on 'ommerclal
Wharf II Is possible that the matter VIII UNI
motelv come before the courts. az the people IN
pa Jiock m. much exercised over what they be-
Ieve TO he q deliberate attempt TO deprive them OF
their rights ~. ,., ono -,
the legal representatives, applied Tor permit 10
erect gates and fences nj the Atlah'lc DOCK u ""S