New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-07
NEGLECTED NETWORK.
rx,rs HARBoR HAS RECEIVED FAR LESS
ruaN IT'S SHARE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

.o,rr IMPORTANT INVESTIGATIONS BY JOHN w.
,xpRosp-MosT OF THE RECEIPTS FROM
TIE TARIFF PAID HERE. But LITTLE
MONEY SPENT ON IMPROVING
THE CHANNEL.
,ohn w Ambrose. Of Ffer No. 2 East River.
&c long been active In efforts for the better
Ha q, New-York Harbor. and has recently
Ia an exhaustive study Of the sums spent
H ~. congress for that purpose He has also
a. comparisons Of the amounts expended In
NC. narts OF the country. and has found that
xsv.York has received far less than her share
~ Ambrose has embodied his studies in
,r-nr,nted pamphlet He terms 1t an exposi-
=, the expenditures OF the Federal Govern
W., FOR the Improvement OF rivers and harbors
.-.r, 100 TO 1896. and a comparative statement
10 value Of goods imported. the amount OF
49,. collected In the different ports OF entry.
:. Tho money appropriated for the improve
=, their harbors Parts Of Mr.. Ambrose's
~ sufficient 10 give an adequate idea Of the
.,ols are given herewith:
~-,.er was led to make the investigation
- ,os resulted IN tho preparation Of this arti-
-.ason Of applications made by him TO Con-
q, several sessions during the last sixteen
80. 70 procure appropriations for dredging out
-, channels in the harbor Of New-fork.
-, a. the Bay Ridge. Red Hook, Buttermilk
~ cou-,nus Creek channels. These channels ex-
~ ,,- about three miles, from point in the
yen. p,,e, near Hamilton Ferry. along the Brook
h" paw Ridge shores. TO point near Sixty
s.hs, Bay Ridge.
ons Of my visits at Washington N ls" IN con-
-, ,r,,h the matter. appearing before the
prs- and Harbor Committee or the House 'he
',-,,o, ~ the committee. at very early stage
tho gOll tDr
~. you aware Mr.. Ambrose, that IN this mat
A'e ,.,-esent a part OF the country-that is 10
'e' - nor, Of w-York-that has had Siv OUT
say w * .bs, the Federal Government during IT'S
,'..,cs has appropriated for river ana maroon
eN' '.-,s,,s IN the whole United States
.s. at once replied that. II the lacts "efe
10 u. ~ the chairman l would concede tha'
as s'a'e1 ~ xar,.yo-k should not ask for another
the ~ the Federal Government for chahheI
80, for a long time 70 come
SUBSTANTIAL ADVANTAGE
49,, N,r.ve- that while did not have the
80. mo N determine correctly what the
ua'a ..-s vet that had no hesitation IN saying
,as nv very decided opinion mat ihs'eau
=, rs,r -eceived s. 20 out OF every ~ 'he poi' u
~.a.-vork had not received as mnch as ~ Ce"''
w -. .,,o-, & appropriated. l AZ once oesah
ou' Of wv! S,~a,,on 20 learn what had been done
s'ucy a. -, government on behalf OF all the
oy INC xrno~s % the United States. and also
NE -, ao,o for the harbor Of New-hofK' IN
o,,,narson with all the rest OF the c'uil.ls
IT, make 81 complete. carried 'he -
,,on, The wear l7so Ohe year "hoh ''ie w,
wss substantially estabisheo' oo"" ,o.,on .otoro
50. and laid The FeS''''s ~
,,a nroner committees. 60
~" C,o-gross had thus had the opportunity "
AZ, TELL had ever been done for TINS Ma
.,ora, gateway as compared 20 inc Vas' f'.a.
-. ae-ived Congress took immediate anu
~. lion upon successive applications Hlaue =!
- =. several sessions made appropr' az io ~.
ne anu d, - ocerarate 10 the sum Of s2,ooe"
a'ilo1"''"e -.-,o.,ons we're made for the enlarge
,-,n-ovcrnent Of Bay Ridge, Red noon
r...--,ut and Gowanus Creek chahneiS 81
-. .o,,,e-lv they were not navisaoie eAC
..u .-a,, such as scows, tugooats' e'c,' ~ n1
xcsn, the creek channel, the "ioesl ~
dsenest open highways in the port anu
-. ~. deeues,-draft ocean-going Nesse"'
THE TOTALS FOR OVER CEN NJ
Having decided TO give this information 10 a.,
,ubNc 7 have lately ororsht M 49,. tnrns,ira-
down 70 the year 1895. inclusive ana 'he o,,,
sa,.a,ones the fact that the tota aihou"'
80, has been appropriated by the feoeia
eminent for all the rivers ana hafooi 81, ,,,syo
c....s from the year 1870 20 the year Io'O ~ ,
80, ,ba sum of so9646S553 p. OF whlch oi'ly
h-s .ee" ~ -. concentrated for the harbor OF
v.p,vo-k this being the amount VN0'p. -,
-, .b,cb was appropriated for Ne"toWH
60 through the efforts Of other paruesl VIZ.
- onove stated. obtained almost ",'oe -
.L-o,,b nv personal efforts during '''e '" 80
,.., years and $4,000 OF the an'oun' ~ -
cured entirely by my ehor's WITHIN VIZ
years. -. ,b,s article I do
- ,,n,rae q the 10000 here mentioned 'ns eA
na,d,.rres for Hell Gate Harlem RIVER anu 49, 49,
Eo,x n, ,rovcrents. for they are no' III any
.to-,.r improvements. being at points 81 4ai
tan. from The place where traiic
side the haroor .Ao. ,ronerlv
,o,s,,,,,o. barbor Improvements the haroor OF
Xawy,rk had received out OF the total appropi 10.
lions made for the entire country duFihS 'he 1Vo
-. raar.iorea only one-half OF one cent out oil
everv dollar. as compared with ss1a cents oe'o'eu
- ,,,,rover,Ants in the rest Of the country
s.,,s,,cs shovinr receipts from import duties AZ
.ba 6,ne,an, merits of the United States are not
yerv coopete anterior the year 1856 or al leaS'
m. readily obtainable. l have, however optalle'
s,,,rs,a data for the fortyone years from 100 ~
iEs, inclusive
An UNJUST DIVISION.
These show that the total receipts from 'nipoi :
duties for the forty-one years at all the Poi's u
the United States were S6'-ooV0VV'O -! IN. ~a1,
amount Of receipts there we're coi'ec'eu a'
Yort e. 1q- NJ, m and AT all other ports OF the
country only sl.953,Cp0co. .,,...s -,
That is % say out o: every 100 cents coNcV'eu ~
The Federal Government at AL ports Oh the 0ou''
:or the last for,y-onc years - cents were 00'o.
a,New-Yark and only 81 cents from all the rest OF
The country
While o., o. every 100 cents which tho Govern
men, has expended during the last 100 years lot
the Improvement Of all the rivers and haroofS III
the country II has expended only one-haIi ., oHe
cent out Of every dollar within the haHoor OF NV
York and M ca,.s out % every dollar In all the
rest Of The country
The Federal Government: has thus secured d.
This port two-thrds OF the revenue that mas en-
ao.ed IL 10 I've and pay its debts ana ye' ior 'he
enormous benefits that II has received IRON 'e po
Of New-york +, has given practically nothing in re-
turn.
COMPARISONS OF DUTY PAYMENTS.
], is very well known that more than nan 'he
foreign commerce Of the United States passes
through the port OF New-York. The import trace