New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
SuIzer Offers Bill to Relocate
Line to Permit of New
York's $4,000, 900
Extension Scheme.
OVERRIDES WAR SECRETARY
Project Likely to Split the City
Delegation in the House, as
Brooklyn Members May
Not Support the
Measure.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

1 lFTOm Inc ITlDuHe Bufehu'l
| Washington, Dec 4-In bill intro
duced to- day Representative William
| Sulzer asks Congress TO sanction the
$4,000 900 plan OF the City Of New
York for the extension of its piers from
the Battery district to West 22d street
In the face of previous adverse decl-
sicns by the War Department on pro-
posals to extend the pier line further
! into the Hudson, statement by MT
Sulzer explains that Congress has been
| appealed to as "a court Of last resort
| although n is hoped the War Depart
mcnt may eventually approve the COM
prehensive plans now under way in
New York.
An additional complication arose to-
day, when 1t was learned that the Ne"
/ York delegation in the House VIII not
be solidly behind the Sulzer bill. An
influential member of that delegation
| in private conversation, expressed MS
unalterable opposition TO the pier ex-
tension scheme, asserted 1t would be
| inimical to the interests of Hudson
| River traffic proper and declared tnat
there was no need in having the city
spend s35, 100000 or 34o,ooo,o0o for such
purpose"
II was further suggested that South
Brooklyn was able to accommodate the
largest ships, which remark indicated
that port jealousies are already arising.
When the bill comes up for report or
action in the House an opposing lineup
between the Manhattan Island and
Brooklyn members Of the delegation
seems inevitable.
Provisions Of the Bill.
The Sulzer bill. which was prepared
nv the New York Board OF Trade ana
TRANSFORMATION and brought to Wash
inston to-day by Frank S. Gardner. its
secretary, reads:
That. In order 10 meet the demands OF
the greatly enlarged size OF vessels anu
of increasing commerce, u is herepy Pr
yided that the pier head line In the Hud-
son River. on the westerly side OF Mah-
haitian Island. in the state OF New iorA'
shall be relocated as follows:
Such pier head line shall begin AT a
bier head line opposite the southerly
side of Pier I. and shall extend thence
in straight line in northerly direS
ton to a point 100 feet westerly from
the present pier head line and opposite
the northerly side OF the pier a the fooi
of West 22d street. and shall extend
thence in a northerly direction In
straight line to point IN the presen,
pier head line opposite the northerI{
side of West 3oth street, Borough OIL
Manhattan. in the City of New YORK
This act shall take effect Immediately
"This project is backed by public
opinion, the press. the commercial or
ganizations and the City Of New York
itself" said Mr.. Sulzer. The bond
issue is ready, and all we want Is that
Congress should authorize this pier ex-
tension and aid In keeping New York
the metropolis of this country"
Reasons for the Plan.
In q Joint statement issued from the
office of Representative Sulzer by Sec
retary Gardner and the New York
member, the following reasons were
advanced in support Of the plan to pro-
vide piers Of sufficient length to ac-
commodate the greater steamships:
New York City is about to insugurate
plans for waterfront improvement which
will be on more comprehensive scale
and more costly than anything elsewhere
in this country, and VIII take several
template the making of permanent pro-
vision for the longest ships that will be
| built without ever again extending the
pierhead line further into the fsirway Of
| the Hudson.
n Is believed by the New York Board
of Trade and Transportation that under
these circumstances, the Secretary OF
war would grant the proposed extension,
hut as Congress is the court of last re-
sort in the matter, and as the time Is
40 short In which to lengthen the piers.
they make their appeal direct 10 Con-
sress TO save time. which Is so important
The emergency Also aetanIs Tnnnrn.s unas 'n,s ms
II would have to 20 there ultimately II
the extension should not be granted by
the Secretary of War. and 1t would then
he at "a stage OF the session oil Congress
which would make it's consideration more
difficult.
Although the Board Of Estimate has
not authorized the introduction Of any
| Dlllf 10 DIONloc ipi 'hO S'o'6HNN''Hb "
the plerhead line between the Battery and
West 30th street, In the Hudson River,
President Mitchell, chairman OF the ter
minal improvement committee OF the
board, said last night that the members
would welcome the help OF any one in
getting what his committee had. recon-
mended.
The committee accepted the suggestion
of the New York State Port Commission
IN regard 10 the Strengthening out Of the
pierhead linz between the points men,
toned. The proposed new line would
hermit the extension Of the Chelsea piers
IN accommodate I.00o-fcot ships and
would make it, possible to provide for
pjers over one thousand feet in length
between Desbrosses street and North
Moore street
The report Of the terminal committee
xin he approved by the Board Of Esti-
mate to-day. in all probability, after
which the board will present its plan 10
tho federal authorities for their approval
SENATOR GUILTY OF BRIBERY.
Columbus. Ohio, Dec. Estate Senator
coorpe X. Cetone, of Dayton. was found