New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01

MAYOR AND DOCK BOARD MEET STEAM
SHIP REPRESENTATIVES,.

RATES FOR FIVE PIERS AND BuLKHEApS Az
rprc-rrp on THE NORTH RIVER THE
SUBJECT or THE CoNF'ERENcE-No
DECISION REACHED.
.,so,,ss4o,, q, the Mayors Office over the gus
tjon OF q fair rental for five piers anu crnard
which are 10 be- built for the Whne ','', ,..or no
a,a other steamship lines on the MI !" W." ,,a
.,ec,, Vost Eleventh and Gansevoo0 s'S' ,
FROM, IN m until after p m yesterday c,,
49,. ros,,l, that could be announced DOCK .
r,issioners OBrien. Einstein and MONKS -
strong cx-Mayors Grace and hcWi' ,
,,ron,irort Now-Yorkers took part IN Tue ,,cs
and representatives Of the stea"S"lp "a i've tho
,,ore heard The meeting had been arra'eo ,,oo
NJ, o,orr-,issioucrs who said they wah'eo "u
- ,se nrolirinarv statements by Oofni''''o
O'Fr,cn or orc side and ~ T. ho"'"'" ,1o :,
Or the steamship companies, on the o. ,r,sa
49,. ,,,da ,,lain that the Dock Board mas va .
a. eyact from ihc companies hishe' w.. hos d
=, ..,,,,,i,s think Is lust. The proper'! "
,~o,,,rc Of CO feet the North hVe'' ,o,.
Dock Board demands an amman ,,or.,sa
Ses7 n foot for the first ten years WI" ' and
Of : pcr cent fol the second term % ~" 49,, .a,,
. f,rther increase OF per cent foT 'he INN"
r INV, demand is based on the cai'u'"-
10, ,l,a. the ci,y would thus receive h''io o,
= NOR cen. on the cost Of the improvement -
water front about $S.00.ovo. Inc s'e'''t ,h
,anios have offered TO pay SS5o'"o yen ~ =, sn
,'r.- tr,l VcaTS. with the . anu y" f'''
creas, later which would yield the Guy ~ "'
49, ,. i,vostneul Of IS 100000 and enable the CITY -
80. To- the nroDe~rv and improvements th'o"e" '''o
s;,.bi,g Fund In ;hr:y-sx years. AT the same -
&c .on1panic. declare that far re"'"' WYNN
.. r. NV president OF the Chamber OF
,..,..~o. "a 4 th., while the Dock commissioners
,,.ora u-oncrlv concerned about gettns ia'' 49,
for tho use Of The ci:y's dock property '"eE oot'
also IN have regard .or thc transportation 'n'e
o. the city and not exact 80 nuch i'o"' NV .anrs
snip companies a 10 impose 100 serious o
.,S rorh ,ps divert trade from this CITY.
rxDf,,o~ tIcvl.t said Il appeared 10 ne Q"eS-
49,, os ., whether the city should receive ~ OF =
ne. cent on the COS. OF improving the "7,ei 'o"'
Cor ,he benefit Of foreign commerce. anu nc "
rrossea himself strongly In favor OF hol II!"e W
owe, too much from the companies Inc pre-
a.,,,,co of mis- city depends on Its Foreign conn
,norcc' he SAID. Ships come here because ''.Y
c,n get return cargo, but II il costs 100 i'iu' "
oeli,,er The cargo TO the ships side mere The S"'p
NH 90 ., other sea board cities and New-AoFk WI.
lose rs trade | believe that In thirty years 1t VI"
.,~ tho interest OF the city 10 give Tree uoVH'ec
. save It's foreign commerce. That commerce -
the life blood Of the city. .,..
Commissioner OBrien asked !, MI. new" NV,
Thought the Dock Board would be Justneo III pu''u
,,. s,,cb extensive docks the ones planned anu
~ ~, 49, t tho highest market rental for them
..vee MIR Hewitt replied IF l were DOCK
Commissioner and could increase the GU! con"
roerce and cet - per cent on the Improvement
vould expect 10 receive a vote OF THANKS '' III,
sud Of nv term OF Office and monument AFTER
civ Charnbe rlan McCook, who was presen. ga "a
,n.r,,ar of tho Sinking Fund Comlnlssloh SSiu
r.. he would he in favor Of accepting inc or
of ,bo -,nan,shiD companies. FIX Mayor Grace az
dec that ne thought the CITY IN Ne ners
- he considered in fixing fair rental lot me PiIH
rom1rissioucr . i}ricn said that the Guy CUM -
more money out Of the piers 10y mars a "a
srnler and renting them to coastWlse shlppeiS ar
he aid nor think that the foreign Shippers ousH' "
he
Conn,issjouer Einstein said he disagreed WIN Nr
o,PTisr and thought that there WOULD soon oe ~
E o,S,; Shining # there was no foreign shipping
lie and Commissioner Monks appeared 10 iaNo1 tn NJ
proposition made by the steamship companies Inv"
Mayor Strong got up and SAID: ,.o .ho uovcr
.'rhese foreign shippers came DeiOie nc 'io: u
O., ISa5 IN make a special request That THESE uoShs
he bult and they made the proposition llat .leii
would pay what being obtained lor otne, w ~
rronerty if the piers made large enough ~
give them the facilities they wanted II Is only ~
accordance with their own prOpOsltlon anu W.
the understanding between them ana tne, MdSOi
tbat mis- ! per cent is asked The DOCK CominlS
ejonere are perfectly right in asking TINS rental
We are giving the best docks there are IN tne CIV
IN these companies and we are asking no more lol
docks for them their own request ana 'neS
should abide ny their own agreement 49,, ~,
you do not build these docks Tor thein Sdl0 MI
Hewitt You build them for the city OF New
York" ,..- cold Tho
Mayor. We build them for these people l.,
The conference broke up in verbal Wrhhge III
which everybody was talking. No action could De
IA -.en. because tho Dock Commissioners nave he
exclusive right to rent the piers.