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evasion and to provide for a maximum rate of one-half cent per 

 bushel for such service. 



They also considered that the Transportation Corporation 

 Law should be amended in such manner as to allow companies to 

 be organized with a capital stock exceeding $50,000. 



The commission considered that the provision of the charter 

 of New York city relating to the canal piers ill that city should 



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 30 TON 5 



Fig. 49 Original boat used on Erie canal, 



be so amended as to limit the use of canal piers to barges on the 

 Hudson river north of Castleton. 



They also considered that an act should be passed prohibiting 

 the conveyance in perpetuity of any land under water in New 

 York now owned by the State or city and providing that leases of 

 such land may be made. 



They considered that; the legislature should confer annually 

 such authorization to the City of New York as would enable it 



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Fig. 50 Boat used at beginning of enlargement. 



to carry out plans for the construction of piers and the improve- 

 ment of dock facilities whenever required. 



They finally considered that such additional authority should 

 be conferred upon the City of New Y r ork within the constitutional 

 limits as would enable the Dock Board to enter promptly into the 

 possession of lands necessary to be acquired for the improvement 

 between Gansevoort and Twenty-third streets. 



The reasons for these several recommendations are included in 

 the commission's personal report, pages 7-141, of volume I of 

 their report. 



