New-York tribune., 1896-03-31

tempted to inciosc the Atlantic dock just as the
trust Is doing now Robert 4. Furey was theh
Commissioner Of City Works. He mustered his
forces. and cut down the gates there. ana also
at Kelsey's Union stores. He announced his In
tention Of cutting them down as often as they
were erected claiming that the city owns all
bulkheads at the river ends Of city streets. Mr..
Stranahan abandoned the fight but the Kelsey
people erected their gate again, and II was al
lowed 10 remain. Mr. Furey being satisfied with
the stand he had taken. a few years ago. when
the Kelsey estate sold the Union stores to the
Anchor line OF steamers. the owners were d.
rected by the Commissioner Of City Works to re-
move one Of these gates at the junction OF Van
Brunt and Sed9wick SITS and other obstructions
and buildings between that point and the bulk
head No attention paid 10 the matter ap-
parently. and Commissioner John p. Adams took
no action although ne stated several times that
legal proceedings would be taken II this gate and
the obstructions were not removed. The case
was brought to the attention OF Almet +. jerks.
who was then Corporation Counsel He said
that 1t would be just az legal TO erect a fence
across Court-st.. opposite the City Hall. as the
one then referred to on Sedgwick-st. The case.
however was not only allowed TO drop, but the
AnchSr Line was permitted to erect new build
ings on the street. and to erect new gate across
the bulkhead
In the fencing in of the Atlantic dock there are
several peculiar features to be considered. Con
over-st begins at Hamilton-ave.. and runs to
Summt-st. The numbers continue to run along
Commercial Wharf to where Conover-st. again
begins at the intersection Of William and CON
tinues down TO the Bay Pedestrians from Red
Hook to New-York or from New-York to that
part OF the Twelfth Ward who cross Hamilton
e1d Commercial \
streetway since II was first built. II Is the
shortest route by which all that part OF the city
west OF Van Brunt-st can be reached. The
next street to 1t is Inlay which is not III to walk
through either by day or night 40 that when the
Commercial Wharf Is closed foot passengers can
find 40 nearer street than Van Brunt
N NUFACTURERs LIKELY TO BE HEARD
FROM.
To say that these people are furious at The
idea of the wharf being closed Is to put II
mildly The sid. streets between Summit ana
William are Bovine. Commerce and Verona These
were largely used for the shipping Of goods to
and from the machine and boiler shops and the
factories In the neighborhood. There Is no
doubt that II an attempt Is mad. to close these
streets. the manufacturers will bring the matter
before the courts As IL is. II Is more than likely
that some of the men doing business In the lower
part OF the Twelfth Ward VIII test the CLOSING
up OF the dock.
The Atlantic Dock Company has never allowed
wagons to pass from end Of Corover-st. to
the other along Commercial Wharf two ranges
OF posts being set across the wharf. one at each
end While there can be no doubt that the COM
pany is strictly within it's rights In the closing
up Of the north pier. 1t is an ungracious thing
to do. Thousands Of the poor people. especially
the Italian residents of the Sixth Ward
II as a promenade during the hot summer
months, and every summer evening II Is
crow ded with women and children. This Is one
OF the reasons that has made this movement