New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
HOW TAMMANY STOLE.
DIR. Ha5okes Puts Stop to Dock
masters Thefts.
WHARF PROPERTY GIVEN TO CITY

Three items Of news cropped out yesterday
which indicate in a manner distinctly favorable
to the Dock Department under the present adj
ministration the spirit with which Commissioner
Hawkes. has done his work and some of its re-
suits The dockmasters have asked that their
salaries be increased from $1,500 to S1,SOO in
view of the additional amount of work which
they have been called upon to do. Commissioner
Hawkes. looks on this proposition somewhat ia
vorably, although he has made no decision
The receipts from general wharfage in 1907
about $4,000, 23.11 per cent greater
than those under the Tammany administration.
when Charles f. Murphy treasurer, and
Commissioner Hawkes. recognizes that this
means a reduction in the incomes OF the DOCK
masters as they do not now receive the per-
quisites which they then were able to OBTAIN
Commissioner Hawkes. yesterday said;
When this administration entered into office there
were twenty,seVen docknasleIs Sd drrine- the
last administration Each district paid salary OF
provided with caretaker with salaries t5 ave avera5g 5
ing the neghborhood Of $50 year. oriEgdng5 g1g5 fS
inodentas to about s., 400 a year. or these uis-
cts thus added eostn 81 g 400 ecDgd yeadT@ SIS Sns @ thrd
$7s fourth $780, a fifth s26S &C. sixth $3o9 ~ q
by the present administration by WIN
districts reduced to twenty without in any i'm
pairing the efficiency of the service = oouoot,ng
harare an prer to q JANUARY n @ the records
general wharfage paid, being founded on the tssp.
docmafer Of tickets stating for zach yedssi fsr h tns
accountable, no record kept of the quantity
of tickets delivered to the dockmasters or the
thus making it impossible to insure the return of
all tickets or the acconnthg for th9oe @ m @ cke
Each doekmaster is now charged by numbeTs a rs with
every ticket he receives and credited with the uf-
used tickets returned, thus furnishing check on
their proper use ,..,-.u t. .,o aoo.rt-
ment nearly one-quarter of their number have been
frber IRON 1deece dee p the lack system exist
ps ns5 the Taoslpts Taens1 e o yearly
that Is to say: over 5000 average each weekday. @
no daily deposits were made, the city thus losing
interest on the same The receipts @ were d kepI tan In
sent to the bank Daily deposits & are n now W. MADE as
ment, of the receipts and expenditures.
In the leasing of piers the city has been able
to increase the receipts over those obtained by
Tammany for the property. The bulk
head between Twenty-eighth and Twenty ninth
sts., along the North River brought in a reve-
Of $3.50 year under Tammany. Com
missioner Hawkes. leased it by public bidding
for $4,000 a year.
The Central Railroad Of New-Jersey nearly a
year ago offered to give the city wharf prop
erty owned by it at Cedar and Albany SITS, on
the North River. and valued at about S4eOoOO,
SO that the city might improve it and lease the
two new piers which will be constructed TO the
railroad. The city accepted the proposition, and
the improvements are being made. The city OBJ
tains by this gift the title to the southerly half
Of Pier L, the northerly half Of Pier IA and
the bulkhead between the two piers. At the
present time the railroad company is leasing
from the city the northerly half of Pier II. Pier
13 and the southerly half of Pier IA, at an
annual rental Of S53, $50. All OF these piers are
to be torn down and two piers constructed
and leased to the railroad company at $4,000
a year for five years, with the privilege of two
ten year renewals at advanced rates The i'm
provement, which would have had to be made in
any event, will cost the city about S300,O00.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is considering
similar improvement on its adjoining property.
The Board of Army Engineers Commissioner
Hawkes. expects, will soon report favorably on
the request of the Dock Department for an
extension of the pier head line III front of the
Chelsea improvement. This viii permit the
construction of thousand foot piers. This
favorable report will largely be due to Commits
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