New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
Governors Get
Plan for Port
Development
Copies of Findings Made
by Authority Sent to
Every Member of Jersey.
and n. Y. Legislatures
Richmond Tube Urged
Proposed Belt Lines for
Staten Island Included:
CITY Cooperation Asked

As REQUIRED BY the law which created
il. tho Port Authority yesterday sub
mi.ted its comprehensive plan for the
development OF the Fort OF New York
to the governors Of the states OF New
York and Now Jersey Copies Of the
,oport also were sent to every member
o: the Legislatures Of the two states.
The final report follows closely the
outline OF the plan as announced by
gugenius u. Outerbridge, chairman Of
.he Port Authority. early last month
There are, however, some amplifca
IONS and minor changes.
Tie conclusions and recommends
tons Of the commissioner nave been
presented in accordance with the man
date Of tho two legislatures which
Vested in the Port Authority the r.
sponsibility OF preparing such 4 com
rrehensivs plan TO provide the Port oi
New York With tho facilities Tor
promptly and chcaply handing ten
times It's present business. and TO ~
build the Port Of New York district.
with its 105 municipalities and 5000.
600 inhabitants
Belt Lines Plan Included
As sugec s,od in the previous out
lne BY Nj OuteroY'dge, the plan i'm
cludes added proposed belt lines to serve
Staten Island and TO connect with the
proposed municipal tunnel under the
Narrovs from Staten Island to BAv-
i
however. that these connections can be
used only with the consent OF the citv
authorities There has been no sign
Of cooperation so far by the municipsi
authorities with the Port Authorize.
and Mayor Hylan and mis- associates In
the Board OF Estimate have gone ahead
with an independent plan for the port
development.
The large municipal port. terminal
and waterway improvements now under
way the report says. arc made rsrt
Of the report and their relationship t.
the whole plan indicated. The Narrows
tunnel from Staten Island to Brooklvn.
which under existing legislation The
city is authorized to build. is likewise
shown Article VI cf the hesitate com
pact. which created the Port Authority
reserves to ev,r.' municipality cx-
elusive control over ITS sWa properties
and entire freedom lnts local dcxelop-
men.s. Consequently, tic Port Author
ity can only make the Narrows Tunnel
part Of the comprehensive PLAN if the
city consentS'
Several new belt line railroads not
Included in the earlier outline are pro
vlded ia the final report to facilitate
the handling of freight by tho nine
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tween varionq warts or ,bo no,,. ~.
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commissioners ord '.-''' o.
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S;.Tat;on V ,'4,o 80 q more oconom'c
services upon yhic "' tSa 'oe
demand an 1f' n';. Tl''t" 'oe puollc must
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service eiso ia '1'' .'l"'Na IAN
portan. an" nnbi 'n'01rqs qu9fsons OF NM
York ard ' To,' po,,v' " nee, .NeN
spec.iro , ,rsr Fr,~9y ~ 'n$' 'hg'r re.
Piver shon Ta'f F ron1' on the hudson
"Aft ,',0u ,'' .. released Tor Sn'pp'nE
study ' Of d many he earn and after
m n,auy o. oieNen other plans the com
s solmt'nr accented as the ultimate
vevor ."e automatic electric con
tho Na 1@'',o"G system as suggested by
H lIe -aeT oTN' New Jersey Port and
; ,mrou. peveiopment Commias ION with
s aIpVf.anf modii'cat ons as the ultimate
i feasb;1;t Of the Manhattan problem. The
proved SS,pi' by o. ,nls project has been APP
t An,hoa oy expert advisers. The Port
'eJ Az TX hiLt> lNdt II .WliI take