New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-09
FITCH OBJECTS
up URGES TWO IMPORTANT CHANGES
IN THE DOCK BOARD PLANS.
s,-cars1yoN THAT THE NEW PIERS BIZ LEASED
At AUCTION AND PROPERTY ON THE
MARGINAL STREET AssEssED-EX-
CEPTIoN TAKEN TO RE-
coRDER GoFF~s RE-

MARKS.
4, exciting session Of the Sinking Fund Commits
s,on occurred yesterday regarding the dock I'M
rrcvements on the North River front above danse-
yoort-st during which Controller Fitch pracucaIy
sserted the right of the Controller to assert MS
,e,o mower over appropriations advanced by ex-
controller Theodore w. Myers under the same 9"
cums,ances Mr.. Fitch presented report on 'no
Man Of the Dock Department for the Improvements
~ the North River water front north OF Gahse-
,oort-st The estimate OF the cost OF inns "oih
,ronosed by the Dock Department ne SAID was
ri a27 $40 The Controllers estimate is *l'ehSo' or
sDS6o more. ,., ,ou
The Controllers report was on the "lo'o' ~"
able 20 the proposed Improvement ne i"'o.ea
securing from the Dock Board some asSui rance 'ia'
,ha rap n,ers would be leased at auction 10 the
highest bidder and added that the new piers oe
tween Charles and Gansevoort sts' hao oeeH 'e'''N
TOO low AS TO the construction Oh the lie" MAI
cinal street between Little west IWeIth-s'' anu
West Twenty thirdst. the Controller SAID 'ha' INC
properly specially benehted 0y ths imp
should be assessed.
1T" he continued. under the law, as " Ho"
stands the Dock Department had the power ~
take the legal proceedings 10 acquire the Pfopei''
required for this Improvement in such manner aS
., cause an assessment for this local dement, " s
laid I would be in favor OF approving the "hoie
nien row presented by the Dock Department SUI
iect 10 the understanding mentioned, reia'ne ~
the method OF leasing the new piers uiiueiS'dllO
the law does not pei 'hl' ~"
- Ia taken and that il requires anlehuiiei'S 40'
~. r,,rDoss therefore recommend that the 'olii
,,issiorars of the Sinking Fund communicate ~ '
Dock Department their Willingness 10 dpplO'e
proposed plan from its southern point u 49,
20 Cansevoort-st and that the execution oi .ne
remainder be postponed until amehna'oiS -
lion can be procured which will permit POI r
49,, ,os, of The new marginal street north OF "a"-
sevoort-st TO be assessed against me PioPes
callv benefited thereby This VIII aIo" 'iiIe -
progress to be made by the DOCK Depai me-. a
~, marion Of the work which Is presSie ''D
,rrAur while the slight delay resulting - VI.
,sor ~ the Improvement will be more man
"Drrersated for by more equitable distributor 20
g. eos, thereof and by a large saving 10 '"o wy
treasury" "a, .r.o Controller
nj, commissioner Einstein said; "lhe Cont' ~.
$40. n me and tells me that had no risi ~ -
80, ,ors - low. and that he is going 10 ia"0 -
a campaign argument >, ,a NJ Fitch
.You sad YOU going to run 10. ha,,s had
ra.or.os VIZ Einsteir. The trouble u YOU rho.
,iu. =, ,,,,r head about these low rentals ma
= IN hero is 70 H. We are entitled 10 the cieu., %
getting concessions from the war department 0
Boards did not get t,o
Tbs controller said that Mr.. Einsein msunder-
Stood him lie was no. opposed 10 the Improvement
only he thought some cost of laying out the ne"
Street should be borne by property beneh'ed-
II agree ID that" said Mr.. Einstein
s Wood McClave and ". T. clyde oi 'he OiSu0
Steamship company. siVhe IA A'''N- - >0
mems - ,,,,-
Recorder COT asked ex-Dock Commission Fhelan
- =, we're not true that the stocks Of the steamship
or,nsriss had Increased value after the PROPOSE
ZION was made TO improve the docks ana pafucu-
Iarlv after tie visit Of President Cram 10 London
Mr. Poelan said ne did not know anything ABOUT IT,
The question led H. Maitland kersey 10 ihieE tAaI
the Recorder charged Mr.. Cram win speculatlhs III
the stocks OF The steamship companies lie denied
ny meant no.h.ng Whatever against any member
Of tie pcs M Deck Board explained NecO'ue-
The Recorder asked M Kersey number OF ques-
,;ors - ~ Uhrtlfr statements ldu aee4I
made ENGLAND or circulars sent OUT 70 'le -
that ne I.pTOI eInents WC4ld increase ny
IN ,-noanieS' stocks but Mr kersey declared td'
instead OF anpre -a ng. the stocks Of the companies
had deprecated. $500 IL. -.,a. -, tia
Mir fitcn wen; to object that OWING 70 ths
action OF the War Department IN permitting tns
isrefhenirc OF the Piers the steamship companies
woIld now receive larger facilities than tley hdu
barga.nel for when the contract was mace. UT
1-ifS1 moved hat the sections or the Improvements
b. voted On separately. 1t was found that the Boau
ba5 m authory 10 DO this. and the plans were re-
turned 10 the Dock Commissioners ior Separate IeSo
'pTes,iert O'Rr.er Of the Dock Board said that
the ohlectio-s Of the Controller should not pe COZ
which viii n-avs o. immense advantage 10 the city
vi he r--a~lcl Tho estimate OF the Controller
he sad VS. about S39Ng1 too nSh Inc DOCK
Poa~1.s estimate was 10000 instead OF $n.W0UN
ops. ave the figures Of Mr. Greene. your en-
zineer-!n-ch!cr' sad The Controller.
1--WE have found thai Mr. Greenes estimates nave
been from = % cent too high said General
OBrien. 49, .,- 49, .o.,- -. -. ,t,,,.r, l,,,ra
Commission next Monday TO consider both resolu-