The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-21
JOY LINE KEEPS ITS PIER.
Though Murphy'S Assemhlyman Makes
Higher Offer for Another Company.

Though Murphy's Assemhlyman Makes
Higher Offrr for Another Company.
While the Sinking Fund Commission
yesterday was considering bids for the
leasing Of Pier % Eas River the assertion
was made that the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company prac-
tically controlled the riverfront from
Catherine street to Grand street.
The statement was made by Assembly,
man La Fetra, who represents Charles
F. Murphy's district. and who appea red
before the commission in the interest of
the Enterprise Transportation Company F.,
which sought to get the lease. He insisted
that 1t was impossible for an independent
company TO get a pier along that point OF
the waterfront. Mr.. LeFetra made an
informal offer Of $4,000 a year for the pier.
He admitted that the Enterprise com
pany was a Massachusetts, corporation,
but said that 1t was to be the parent OF a
new company to be incorporated in this
State. to be known as the Turbine Com
pany.
The commission finally decided to grant
the lease to the Joy Line company at a
rental of $42, 600 a year. Edward NJ. Circuit
appeared for this company n Dock Com
missioner Bensel recommended the leasing
Of the pier to the Joy Line. Comptroller
Metz approved the recommendation.
Mr.. La Fetra insisted that there was a
movement afoot on the part of the New
Haven and Hartford com any to drive
the Enterprise company u OF business,
whereupon Mr.. Grout remarked:
Il think 1 can dispose of some OF these
arguments. The Joy Line is not controlled
by the New Haven and Hartford railroad.
It is an independent steamboat corpora
ton and is the competitor Of the Fall River
Line. II has seven boats and is about to
acquire two more. The Joy Line has been
forced to compete with paper corporations
and these paper corporations have forced
it to offer s42, 900 rental for this pier, which
lie 40 per cent more thar is charged for other
piers of equal area"
The board accepted the report Of the
special commission appointed to determine
the rentals to be charged for the new piers
In the Chelsea districts. with formal thanks
to the non-official pembers. President Nor
man of the Maritime Association and A.
Foster Higgins Of the Chamber of Com
merce. There are rine of these piers.
each 500 feet long. The report recon-
mended the leasing of the five norlherly
piers to the international Mercantile Marine
company. he tliTtS sDullfElN tDtS 10 ne
Cunard Line and the remaining one 10 tbs
French line. The leases are to run ten
years, with the privilege of two renewals
Of ten years, each at an advance of 10 per
cent. over the previous term. The rental
Is to be $40, 900 a year for the first ten years
for seven Of the piers that are available for
wharfage on both sides. and S37 500 for two
that are available for WHARFAGE on only one
side. A the prices fixed the piers will pay
for themselves in thirty years.
Thu t1a@ ~f ,p,nr1t ~ 90 Tho SA,,th
Brooklyn waterfront which has been under
consideration for several months, was ap-
proved. The scheme calls forthe building Of
a system Of docks andhulkheads extending
from rTwenty-eighth street to SiXtieth
street. some Of these piers will be l,40O
feet long.