The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-17
CITY'S OFFICIALS /
! SPLIT ON PIER ISSUE
Leasing of Old Property and
4 Building of New Starts
Hot Discussion.
ERB is DENIED HEARING
Project to Develop Staten ISL
4 ana with Profit to People
4 u Is Passed By.

Craig ana Dock Commissioner Murray
sAp'es'eo ""o"'
. ,..,.,,. an.
thee's wneh the 'ha''er Vi ,o"'"e '"0
2ck az the root or East fifth street 70
4 Continental Freight Service, Ltd,
~ a., v.s.ers.v at the meeting of
e sinking fuho Cofniniss"h'
The argument at times was exceed
yinr1y spirited and indicated that some
thing more than this particular lease
wan under consideration. At one point
the Counptroller declared that he would
NOT stand for what he termed 'hy by
night leases"
I REPRESENTATIVES, of Newman Erb, head
Of a eroup of financiers who recently
ofsered 10 huild eight piers on Staten
Tsisnd ana Give them 10 fine citv at the
sxr,lratfon oS forty Years were on hand
,,nT-r fne idea that tbav would he per-
r.,sSss 10 arg,a in favor of their nro-
xs,f M Erh racanttv was assured
49, IL s.en,t. aotio,, void ba taken
80. - 80, - "a 49,, oi,,a,, +,
S -. ,,.-.So,a.s ~ o;t,, too,-
4.ss es o.s II. ~, 80 ,ss.,,, c.
.'.uS T,.,,,,,,n r,,,ios he
pioton anu Aoiiphi,sN me vi VIZ"
purposeo 20 create the ilnp,oVen,en. anu
on5wMcn the CITY VIII puiio '"eiNe piers
OIL rs o"h.
-.
~ Nisht Lenses CnArseo'
Lttsr 90 Doci, Co,nr,;ss,onar tJulbart
It was charged openly that the Commits
sioter had leased ten of the twelve piers
fora long term to firms with no steam
chips that are classed az spectators.
Some OF those In favor of Mr.. Erbs
plan have referred to these SPECTATORS
assay by night lessees." 1t is admitted
that thew will make millions of dollars
over ana above the ~ per cent Of
the piers' construction. which thew are
20 nav the CITY as rental during n long
neriod.
Mr.. Erb's plan. which was not touched
MAJ, diract,t, Is On hriaf to h,,,Id a,.ht
risra a an synensa ~ s1a ooo ooo .nd n
aims terminal hack of the n,ers AZ an
s.-Sr,a,,nna - cog noo ooo -
I S,tto,, = th. tarr;,ory ha,,,aa,, en-. 80.
I ana the terminal would he ir,nroyed ~
further cost making The total sum In
voyved In tba neigbborbood of az o0n
o0o rrha city would taLa tit,a hafora
thS nsers ware constructsd end ,,o,,Id 70
cesvf, IN taxes on the Terminal s50o 0oo q
vcnr FOR forty wars estimated AT tbe
crvrert tar rate or a total ~ 400 eoo ooo
L ircarh To this would ultimataJv he
aagad s1x 1,o on, In nier, or a totaI ~
sa4 600 900 The comnanv would ~
course maintain the niers at largo az
pefise annuaIlv.
Hits Compauy's PROFIT.
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49, Ton.i,aa.a, rr.o,r.. SIIisn ~
-. - e"t 81 A'u.'
, 40. sn1 naS S ru.er pier was taken up
Ooipe onei Orais saiu Una.
.,,s. sSs ses.,n =, u.e , was ,i
49, 60 al ny, P.op sse nno aslns .ne
,ats,n I'm =. On one g Am for ''0'Voo ana SUD-
1T Is the duty OF the commission and
iesrn tbe f,,II idnn,Itv h,,.i me s uo,,o, 70
4 ana enanciaI baclins ., CO., oo &c.,
@g,ss atto,nnt. q, loo &c c;,,, 80. -.
stfs ,,aoousa ar ,o,,,,, q, t,,,i 20 s,,..,.s =,
1880 ha,nr ss,,,ro5 b., "a, -
roncs,rs nroetsar,ns a. ,hs o;,v,. ~
vss,ses ' S''
woc,x r,,,,,r,,ss,ou ,y,,,,.
s.SN~a- .,.L - c,.,,1 "o.o
en0es WIN .ne Cohptroier On mat
s.aa.sa.u"' a.. uese. ..l nave iiarAeo
kssS s~a. o nm. a.ion y.
49, u'p"' .ieh.s, uehieo mat there hau
49, ny wns vi CITY pier prop
9lsSusson WOUND up DIV .-om-
mssioner hubert taxing ming at mo
MEor expressing disagreement over the
sens OF pier leases generally and the
yor Tapping Wlham removes NOR
49, tne Mercnants Association anu re-
ioIm ORGANIZATIONS as whole.
nave peen DOCK commissioner Tor
two years ana during that time nave
not driven a pile In pier improvements.
Ipe 1auit mas not been mine, either,
oegan Commissioners Hubert, looking d.
reetly at the Comptroller.
%Why haven't you?" demanded Philip
B6roizheimer. City Chamberlain.
Mayor Hylan interrupted: mo, no /;
We don't want the reasons now"
Long Lease Is DENIED.
The commission then took under con-
sheraton the application of Moore and
McCormacl for a ten year extension OF
their lease of the pier at the foot OF
East' Eighteenth street. Their applica-
tion set forth that they had expended
considerable money In improvements UNI
der the impression that they were to
have a twenty year lease. Comptroller
Craig was in favor of granting the APP
plication, but Mayor Hylan observed:
II am opposed to granting too Ions
leases unless the circumstances warrant
Icannot see such circumstances In this
az V. are OF. obliged !, to give al Longer 9',,