New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-15
SHOOK FISTS AT Mr.. FITCH.
MR.. E1NsTErN DEMANDS A RETRAcTloN
FROM THE CONTROLLER
THE LATTER HAD CHARGED THE DOCK BOARD
WITH p,sposrNo OF CHOICE PIERS By
PRIVATE AaREEMENr-wATER-
FRONT IMPROVEMENT
n, ANa ADOPTED
PLANS ADOPTED

PLANS ADOPTED.
Thu Dock Boards plans for waterfront improve
nents between Charles and West Twenty-thiro s's'
were adopted Yesterday by the Sinking Fund com
mission together with the three conditioha' points
on which Controller Fitch had insisted al ,he 'a'
meeting of the Board. These were: fHst. ea' w.
Dock Board demand more money IN rentas io' inc
additional space provided for steamship COMPANY.
IN the lower section, extending from Charess'' "
C,anseyoort-st: second. that the new piers oe-
tween Bloomfield and West Twenty-third SIS. DC
rented at public auction. and, thiro ina. ii
West Twelfth to Twenty third SIS owners VI P'op
erty abutting the proposed marginal street oe ~
quired to pay assessments for any oe"e"' '"a
might result to their property 1t was also RECON-
n,enaed that the next Legislature be asked 10 pass
a law providing for the assessment Tne WORK Oh
the lower section from Charles to Gansevoort s's'
will be begun at once. -.
There was a lively debate yesterday before tne
plan was adopted in which the Controller ana .he
three Dock Commissioners and also Mayor Strong
took part. 49,
At the last meeting OF the Board the DOCK COM
p,ssiouers were .eaues,ed. Controller Fitch $
motion to divide their plan into TWO parts 10 NC
considered separately. They came pacK !es'e'u"!
and declined to present separate plans ana asheu
again mat the Board should accept their plans as
a uho,c President O'Briep Of the Dock Board re-
fused to put In such divided plans. and insisted
that the Board should accept or reject the matter
as whole
Controller Fitch said the Sinking Fund Commits
sioners had right to expect that their request io
the division Of the plans would have been respected
Presiden. O'Brien replied that the Dock Commits
sioners were as strongly OF the opinion that the
plaus should either be adopted or rejected as
whole Regarding rentals, he SAID that was
duty Of the Dock Department. with which the
Sinking Fund the Controller had nothing 70 oo'
and Il was an arrogation Of authority for Mr. Fltch
hot ha hod
retard the whole improvement. which Is OF so much
Importance TO the city from a commercial point O.:
view
Dock Commissioner Eins;eil also arguei that the
improvements shor.d be adopted and SO did CON-
missioner Morks.
other Dock Board that ever existed said Mr.. Er-
stein wher the Controller demanded that public
az m .nosier of 9i he cy dock prope
Yes" retoried Mr.. Fitch. blu, when you have,
choice morsel II SUITS you best to dispose OF Il BY
What do you mean by that exclaimed Com
Take that back! | say take tha; back! and he
shook his fists threateningly a, thu Controller. who
IF you stand there until / take IT back" re;
turned the Controller laughing. your hair viii
DC Sean good deal whittier than it is now before you SIT
Mayor Strong managed to restore harmony with
I RECORDER e Con- said he ' did not like the attitude
sinking Fund comm a He thought that
had some rights. and should not be throttled by
the Dock Board
David Mcclure. representing the Consolidated
Gas Company. and representative Of the Brown
Trust Company opposed the improvement because
1t would interfere with their property.
las If there big public improvement
that did interfere with some private indivd-
uals." said the Mayor Besides. the Consolidated
Gas Company could get along even If all the prop
erty they have around West Sixteenth-st. was
taken away.
President oBrien then said that threats had beer
made by corporal ions doing business on the North
River that the Dock Board would not be able to
get the north section of its improvement through.
zone of these corporations sends its attorney here
to oppose it, he said. THE time is gone by when
private corporations stop public improvement
because it interferes with them"
The Board finally agreed TO approve the whole
plan presented. provided that the separate reso-
lutions already described were passed.
According to the estimates Of the Dock Board, the
Improvement will cost upward Of 100000. Some
other estimates place 1t at sl1. 100000.
In the discussion the Mayor strongly favored the
Improvement.