Commissioner of Docks and Ferries of the City of New York

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The Commissioner of Docks of New York City was the head of the Department of Docks created by the New York State Legislature's 1870 revision of the New York City Charter, which returned numerous powers to the city government that had previously been taken by the state. This version of the city charter was known as the "Tweed Charter", after its main advocate William M. "Boss" Tweed, who controlled much of local politics via the Tammany Hall political ring. At the time the charter revision passed, he was a state senator representing the Fourth District in Manhattan.^[1]

History

The Commissioner of Docks originally consisted of "a board consisting of five persons... appointed by the Mayor... who shall hold office for a term of five years." Their duties were established and defined by the commissioners of the sinking fund, which was responsible for all aspects of the city's borrowing and debt. Money for the repair and construction of wharves, piers, and slips was originally limited by the charter to $350,000, but the loose wording in this section of the charter allowed for many other expenses that quickly opened the commission to accusations of corruption, as was the case with numerous other city agencies that were controlled by Tammany Hall.^[2]^[3]^[4] In 1873, the state legislature passed a charter revision, making the dock board a three-member commission.^[5]

Accusations of poor oversight of the docks and piers, and of the department's finances, were made from time to time, but in 1889, a scandal erupted.^[6]^[7]^[8] Two of the Dock Commissioners were charged by Mayor Hugh J. Grant with three counts of corruption – "neglect and malfeasance in office", "failure to observe and enforce provisions of law...", and "failure to acquaint themselves with the duties and necessities of the Department of Docks ..."^[9] The accused commissioners countered that they had acted no differently than previous commissioners had done for decades, and that the mayor, who was a Tammany Hall crony, did not charge the third dock commissioner because he was also a Tammany Hall colleague.^[10] They were not removed from their jobs, and accusations others not collecting rents from leases of piers continued over the years.^[11]^[12]

The department was renamed the Department of Docks and Ferries in the city charter revision of 1897.^[13] The head of the department was made a one-person commissioner, with a deputy, by the city charter revision of 1901.^[14] The department was renamed the Department of Marine and Aviation effective January 1, 1942.

City Pier A in Lower Manhattan, built in 1884–1886 as headquarters of the Commissioner of Docks and Ferries.

Commissioners

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Commissioners	Dates in office	Mayor	Notes
Five-member commission appointed by the mayor
John T. Agnew (President) Hugh Smith (Treasurer) Wilson G. Hunt William Wood Richard M. Henry	April 11, 1870 – September 1, 1870	A. Oakey Hall	^[17]^[18]
John T. Agnew (President) Henry A. Smith (Treasurer) Wilson G. Hunt William Wood Richard M. Henry	September 1, 1870 – January 3, 1872	A. Oakey Hall	^[19]^[20]
John T. Agnew (President) John Grenville Kane (Treasurer) Wilson G. Hunt William Wood Richard M. Henry	January 3, 1872 – May 21, 1873	A. Oakey Hall William F. Havemeyer	^[20]
Three-member commission appointed by the mayor
Jacob A. Westervelt (President) William Budd (Treasurer) William Gardner	May 22, 1873 – December 4, 1874	William F. Havemeyer Samuel B. H. Vance	^[21]^[22]
Jacob A. Westervelt (President) William Budd (Treasurer) Vacant	December 4, 1874 – December 11, 1874	Samuel B. H. Vance	^[23]
Jacob A. Westervelt (President) William Budd (Treasurer) Salem Howe Wales	December 11, 1874 – early 1875	William H. Wickham	^[23]
Salem Howe Wales (President) William Budd (Treasurer) Jacob A. Westervelt	early 1875 – March 1877	William H. Wickham Smith Ely Jr.	^[23]^[24]
Jacob A. Westervelt (President) Jacob Vanderpoel (Treasurer) Henry F. Dimock	July 11, 1877 – February 21, 1879	Smith Ely Jr. Edward Cooper	^[25]^[26]^[27]
Henry F. Dimock (President) Jacob Vanderpoel (Treasurer) Vacant	February 21, 1879 – December 10, 1880	Edward Cooper	^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]
Henry F. Dimock (President) Jacob Vanderpoel (Treasurer) William Laimbeer Jr.	December 10, 1880 – September 13, 1881	Edward Cooper William R. Grace (1st term)	^[28]^[29]^[30]^[32]^[33]
John R. Voorhis (President) Jacob Vanderpoel (Treasurer) William Laimbeer Jr.	September 13, 1881 – May 3, 1882	William R. Grace (1st term)	^[34]^[35]^[36]
William Laimbeer Jr. (President) Jacob Vanderpoel (Treasurer) John R. Voorhis	May 3, 1882 – February 14, 1883	William R. Grace (1st term) Franklin Edson	^[37]^[38]
William Laimbeer Jr. (President) John R. Voorhis (Temporary Treasurer) Vacant	February 14, 1883 – May 9, 1883	Franklin Edson	^[38]^[39]
Lucius J.N. Stark (President) John R. Voorhis (Treasurer) William Laimbeer Jr.	May 9, 1883 – May 9, 1885	Franklin Edson	^[40]^[41]^[42]^[43]^[44]
Joseph Koch (President) James Matthews (Treasurer) Lucius J.N. Stark	May 9, 1885 – late 1886 or early 1887	William R. Grace (2nd term)	^[42]^[43]^[45]
Lucius J.N. Stark (President) James Matthews (Treasurer) Joseph Koch	late 1886 or early 1887	Abram Hewitt	^[46]
Lucius J.N. Stark (President) James Matthews (Treasurer) Charles H. Marshall	May 9, 1887 – May 22, 1888	Abram Hewitt	^[47]^[48]
Lucius J.N. Stark (President) James Matthews (Treasurer) Edwin A. Post	May 22, 1888 – November 9, 1888	Abram Hewitt	^[49]^[50]
Edwin A. Post (President) James Matthews (Treasurer) Vacant	November 9, 1888 – December 21, 1888	Abram Hewitt	^[50]^[51]
Edwin A. Post (President) James Matthews (Treasurer) Charles A. Silliman	December 21, 1888 – May 22, 1889	Abram Hewitt Hugh J. Grant	^[51]^[52]^[53]
Edwin A. Post (President) James Matthews (Treasurer) J. Sergeant Cram	May 22, 1889 – May 29, 1891	Hugh J. Grant	^[52]^[54]^[55]
Edwin A. Post (President) James J. Phelan (Treasurer) J. Sergeant Cram	May 29, 1891 – May 1, 1893	Hugh J. Grant	^[54]^[56]^[57]^[58]
J. Sergeant Cram (President) James J. Phelan (Treasurer) Andrew J. White	May 1, 1893 – March 21, 1895	Thomas F. Gilroy William L. Strong	^[56]^[59]^[60]
J. Sergeant Cram (President) James J. Phelan (Treasurer) Edward C. O'Brien	March 21, 1895 – March 23, 1895	William L. Strong	^[59]^[61]
Edward C. O'Brien (President) James J. Phelan (Treasurer) Edwin Einstein	March 23, 1895 - May 6, 1895	William L. Strong	^[61]^[62]^[63]
Edward C. O'Brien (President) Edwin Einstein (Treasurer) John Monks	May 6, 1895 – December 31, 1897	William L. Strong	^[62]^[64]
New York, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island consolidated as the City of New York (January 1, 1898)
J. Sergeant Cram (President) Charles F. Murphy (Treasurer) Peter F. Meyer	January 1, 1898 – January 1, 1902	Robert Van Wyck	^[65]^[66]
Single commissioner appointed by the mayor
McDougall Hawkes	January 1, 1902 – January 1, 1903	Seth Low	^[67]
Maurice Featherson	January 1, 1904 – January 1, 1904	George Brinton McClellan, Jr.	^[68]^[69]
John A. Bensel	January 1, 1904 – January 30, 1908	George Brinton McClellan, Jr.	^[69]^[70]
Vacant	January 30, 1908 – February 10, 1908
Allan Newhall Spooner	February 10, 1908 – July 1, 1909	George Brinton McClellan, Jr.	^[71]^[72]
Calvin Tomkins	January 2, 1910 – April 2, 1913	George Brinton McClellan, Jr., William Jay Gaynor	^[72]^[73]
Robert A.C. Smith	April 2, 1913 – December 31, 1917	William Jay Gaynor John Purroy Mitchel	^[73]^[74]^[75]
Murray Hulbert	January 1, 1918 – December 31, 1921	John F. Hylan	^[74]^[76]^[77]
John H. Delaney	January 1, 1922 – June 30, 1924	John F. Hylan	^[76]^[78]
Michael J. Cosgrove (1864–1931)	July 1, 1924 – April 30, 1931	John F. Hylan Jimmy Walker	Died in office^[78]^[79]^[80]
Vacant	April 30, 1931 – May 25, 1931	Jimmy Walker
John McKenzie	May 25, 1931 – December 31, 1941	Jimmy Walker, Joseph V. McKee, John P. O'Brien, Fiorello H. La Guardia
McKenzie became Commissioner of the Department of Marine and Aviation – newly established January 1, 1942 (or a re-naming of the Department of Docks and Ferries) to reflect expanded responsibilities, including aviation facilities such as the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport.^[81]^[82]

Bibliography

Annotations

[a]
In New York City pier construction, "shore ends" generally refers to the landward end of a pier, where it connects with the bulkhead, upland, or street grade.

Notes

[1]
New York State Senate, 1870, p. 1.
[2]
Laws (NYS 93rd Session), 1870, p. 390.
[3]
New-York Times, Sep. 8, 1871, pp. 1 & 8.
[4]
New-York Times, Dec. 6, 1871, p. 4.
[5]
Laws (NYS 96th Session), 1873, p. 115.
[6]
New-York Times, Nov. 8, 1889, p. 2.
[7]
New-York Times, Nov. 9, 1889, p. 5.
[8]
New-York Times, Dec. 3, 1889, p. 9.
[9]
New-York Times, Dec. 18, 1889, p. 8.
[10]
New-York Times, Dec. 27, 1889, p. 8.
[11]
New-York Times, Apr. 12, 1895, p. 1.
[12]
New-York Times, Oct. 19, 1895, p. 9.
[13]
Laws (NYS 120th Session), 1897, p. 290.
[14]
Thomson, 1901, p. 454–455.
[15]
Annual Report, Dec. 31, 1915, btwn pp. 10–11.
[16]
Newsday (Lazo), Jul. 7, 2006, p. 14A.
[17]
New-York Times, Apr. 11, 1870, p. 8.
[18]
New-York Times, Jun. 2, 1870, p. 2.
[19]
New-York Times, Sep. 3, 1870, p. 8.
[20]
New-York Times, Jan. 4, 1872, p. 8.
[21]
New-York Times, May 22, 1873, p. 2.
[22]
New-York Times, Dec. 5, 1874, p. 1.
[23]
New-York Times, Dec. 12, 1874, p. 3.
[24]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1877.
[25]
New-York Times, Jul. 12, 1877, p. 8.
[26]
New-York Times, Feb. 22, 1879, p. 2.
[27]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1878.
[28]
New-York Times (col. 1), Dec. 11, 1880, p. 1.
[29]
New-York Times (cols. 4–5), Dec. 11, 1880, p. 1.
[30]
New-York Times (col. 6–7), Dec. 11, 1880, pp. 1–2.
[31]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1880.
[32]
New-York Times, May 8, 1881, p. 12.
[33]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1881.
[34]
New-York Times, Sep. 14, 1881, p. 8.
[35]
New-York Times, Nov. 3, 1881, p. 3.
[36]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1882.
[37]
New-York Times, May 11, 1882, p. 8.
[38]
New-York Times, Feb. 15, 1883, p. 8.
[39]
New-York Times, May 3, 1883, p. 2.
[40]
New-York Times, May 10, 1883, p. 8.
[41]
New-York Times, Jan. 3, 1884, p. 8.
[42]
New-York Times (cols. 7 & 1) , May 10, 1885, pp. 1 & 2.
[43]
New-York Times, May 10, 1885, p. 8.
[44]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1885.
[45]
New-York Times, Nov. 13, 1885, p. 8.
[46]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1887.
[47]
New-York Times, May 10, 1887, p. 1.
[48]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1888.
[49]
New-York Times, May 23, 1888, p. 9.
[50]
New-York Times, Nov. 9, 1888, p. 8.
[51]
New-York Times, Dec. 22, 1888, p. 4.
[52]
New-York Times, May 23, 1889, p. 4.
[53]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1889.
[54]
New-York Times, May 30, 1891, p. 8.
[55]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1890.
[56]
New-York Times, May 2, 1893, p. 9.
[57]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1892.
[58]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1893.
[59]
New-York Times, Mar. 22, 1895, p. 9.
[60]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1894.
[61]
New-York Times, Mar. 24, 1895, p. 3.
[62]
New-York Times, May 7, 1895, p. 8.
[63]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1895.
[64]
Annual Report, Apr. 30, 1897.
[65]
New York Times, Jan. 2, 1898, p. 1.
[66]
Annual Report, Dec. 31, 1900.
[67]
New York Times, Jan. 2, 1902, pp. 1 & 2.
[68]
New York Times, Dec. 24, 1903, pp. 1 & 2.
[69]
New York Times, Dec. 30, 1905, p. 1.
[70]
New York Times, Jan. 31, 1908, p. 14.
[71]
New York Times, Feb. 11, 1908, p. 6.
[72]
New York Times, Jan. 3, 1910, p. 1.
[73]
New York Times, Apr. 3, 1913, p. 1.
[74]
New York Times, Jan. 2, 1918, p. 3.
[75]
Annual Report, Dec. 31, 1915.
[76]
New York Times, Dec. 4, 1921, p. 18.
[77]
Annual Report, Dec. 31, 1918.
[78]
New York Times, Jul. 2, 1924, p. 21.
[79]
New York Times, May 1, 1931, p. 27.
[80]
New York Times, Nov. 4, 1941, p. 25.
[81]
New York Times, May 21, 1931, p. 29.
[82]
New York Times, May 25, 1931, p. 39.

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Laws of the State of New-York, Passed at the Ninety-Third Session of the Legislature, Begun January Fourth, and Ended April Twenty-Sixth, 1870, in the City of Albany. Chapter 137, Article Fourteen, § 99. 93rd Session. Vol. 1. Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Company. 1870. p. 390. Retrieved November 25, 2016 – via HathiTrust (NYPL). OCLC 1003587140 (all editions).

Laws of the State Affecting Interests in the City and County of New-York Passed by the Legislature of 1873, Chapter 335, Article XV, § 88. 96th Session. New York, New York: Martin B. Brown. 1873. p. 115. Retrieved November 25, 2016 – via HathiTrust (University of Chicago). OCLC 952976720 (all editions).

Laws of the State of New-York, Passed at the One Hundred Twentieth Session of the Legislature, Begun January First, and Ended April Twenty-Fourth, 1897, in the City of Albany. Chapter XVI, Title 1, § 816. 120th Session. Vol. 3. New York and Albany, N.Y.: Banks and Brothers. 1897. p. 290. Retrieved November 25, 2016 – via HathiTrust (NYPL).

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"Funeral of Lucius J. N. Stark". Vol. 38, whole no. 11606. November 9, 1888. p. 8 (column 1, bottom). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"New Dock Commissioner". Vol. 38, whole no. 11643. December 22, 1888. p. 4 (column 5, bottom). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"The Mayor's New Appointments". Vol. 38, whole no. 11773. May 23, 1889. p. 4 (columns 2–3, bottom, top). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"Investigating in Secret – Commissioners of Accounts Said to be Looking Up Dock Matters". Vol. 39, whole no. 11918. November 8, 1889. p. 2 (column 4, middle). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"Alleged "Dummy" Leases – The Investigation into the Methods of the Dock Department". Vol. 39, whole no. 11919. November 9, 1889. p. 5 (column 3, top). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"Mr Post Was the Witness — The Head of the Dock Board Examined — He Said His Department Was 'Slightly Disorganized' – Things of Which He Was Ignorant". Vol. 39, whole no. 11939. December 3, 1889. p. 9 (column 1, top). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"The Dock Board's Sins – Charges Served on Post and Matthews – The Mayor Summons Those Two Officers to Appear Before Him Tomorrow for Trial". Vol. 39, whole no. 11952. December 18, 1889. p. 8 (column 1, top). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"Filing Their Answers – Accused Dock Commissioners Plead Custom – And Also Charge Political Favoritism Upon the Mayor, Who Is Ruffled and Makes Denial". Vol. 39, whole no. 11960. December 27, 1889. p. 8 (column 3, top). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"Scannell Out in the Cold — Mayor Grant Announces His Appointments At Last – Eickhoff Succeeds Himself – Phelan Made Dock Commissioner – The Smith-Welde Deal Carried Out – A Cold Shoulder to Voorhis". Vol. 40, whole no. 12405. May 30, 1891. p. 8 (columns 4–5, top). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"Places Filled by the Mayor — He Makes Fifteen Appointments and Clears His Desk — Bernard F. Martin a Police Justice and John J. Scanuell Reappointed Fire Commissioner – Brennan Not Touched – Many Surprises in the List – Curiosity as to Andrew J. White's Action in Accepting a Smaller Salary and Shorter Term Than He Had – Wanted a Change". Vol. 42, whole no. 13007. May 2, 1893. p. 9 (columns 1–2, top). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"New Dock Commissioner – Gen. Edward C. O'Brien to Succeed Andrew J. White – Once Commissioner of Navigation – Because of the Good Record He Made, and Not for Political Reasons, He Was Appointed, Says Mayor Strong". Vol. 44, whole no. 13598. March 22, 1895. p. 9 (column 7, top). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"Dock Board Reorganized — Edwin Einstein Made a Commissioner by Mayor Strong — Other City Officials Appointed — Mr. Einstein Was Surprised, but He Was Prompt – Dr. McSweeney Succeeds School Commissioner Gerard". Vol. 44, whole no. 13599. March 24, 1895. p. 3 (column 1, top). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"Big Loss in City Rents – Over Half a Million Not Realized from a Single Pier – Lessee Sublet At a Heavy Profit – Dock Commissioner O'Brien's Inquiry Regarding Old Pier 40, Which the New-Jersey Steamboat Company Hired". Vol. 44, whole no. 13616. April 12, 1895. p. 1 (column 1, top). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"New Men on Police Board — Messrs. Roosevelt, Parker, and Col. Grant Now Commissioners — John Monks For The Dock Board — Ex-Police Commissioners Murray and Kerwin, Who Refused to Resign, Send Letters to the Mayor – Kerwin Filled with Ire". Vol. 44, whole no. 13637. May 7, 1895. p. 8 (columns 1–3). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"Accuses James J. Phelan – Builder Gillies's Testimony at the Dock Board Investigation – Money Asked For passing a Bill – Sent for by the Former Treasurer, He Says, and Asked How Much He Would Pay if a Penalty Were Not Imposed". Vol. 45, whole no. 13779. October 19, 1895. p. 9 (columns 1–2, top). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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"The New City Officials — As Announced by Mayor Van Wyck, the Slate Contains Some Surprises — Politicians Are Puzzled — Friends of Hugh J. Grant Seem to be Intentionally Ignored — The List as Given Out Yesterday". … [13] "Commissioners of Docks and Ferries". Vol. 47, whole no. 14469. January 2, 1898. p. 1 (columns 5–6). Retrieved October 9, 2016.

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"Seth Low Takes the Mayor's Chair – Ex-Mayor Van Wyck Leaves the City Hall Alone – The New Executive Greeted with Courteous Words by His Predecessor Asks the People's Help in Redeeming His Solemn Pledges". Vol. 51, whole no. 16221. January 2, 1902. pp. 1 & 2 (columns 7 & 1). Retrieved October 9, 2016.

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"M'Adoo Police Head — His Appointment Announced by the Mayor-Elect — Maurice Featherson Made Dock Commissioner and John C. Hertle and William Harmon Black Commissioners of Accounts". Vol. 53, whole no. 16839. December 24, 1903. pp. 1 & 2 (columns 7 & 1). Retrieved October 9, 2016.

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"Mayor's Slate Out; Drops Murphy Men — Only Two Leaders Recognized in Distribution of Places — Gen. Bingham to Head Police — Delany, Woodbury, Darlington Retained — Featherson, Oakley and Best Out–Tammany Furious". Vol. 55, whole no. 17507. December 30, 1905. p. 1 (column 7). Retrieved October 9, 2016.

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"Bensel Named to Succeed Simmons — Dock Commissioner Goes to Water Supply Board, Doubling His $6,000 Salary — Chosen From Among Three — Mr. Simmons Himself Suggested the Appointment–Mr. Bensel's Career". Vol. 57, whole no. 18269. January 31, 1908. p. 14 (column 4, top). Retrieved October 9, 2016.

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"Hugh Bonner Heads Fire Department — This and Other Appointments by the Mayor Please Tammany Leader Murphy — Spooner Head of Docks — McClellan, In an Official Statement, Pleads for Democratic Unity Here for the Coming National Fight". Vol. 57, whole no. 18280. February 11, 1908. p. 6 (column 7). Retrieved October 9, 2016.

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"Gaynor Names Six; Tiger Not Favored — Announcement Coupled with Praise of Murphy Who, Says the Mayor, Hasn't Horns — Waldo Fire Commissioner — Watson Corporation Counsel, Tomkins Dock Commissioner, and Hyde City Chamberlain". Vol. 59, whole no. 18972. January 3, 1910. p. 1 (column 7). Retrieved October 9, 2016.

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"Tomkins Put Out; Smith in His Place — Mayor Makes a Quick Shift of Dock Commissioner to Get 'Full Co-Operation' — Move Had Been Expected — Opposition to Shore Front Plan the Reason – 'I'm Out, But I Didn't Resign,' Says Tomkins". Vol. 62, whole no. 20158. April 3, 1913. p. 1 (column 3, top). Retrieved October 9, 2016.

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"Named by Hylan For Big City Posts — Alfred J. Johnson, City Chamberlain, Has Prominent Wall Street Connections — Many Veterans Appointed — Bird S. Coler, W.P. Burr, N.J. Hayes, J.A. Cantor, and Arthur Murphy All on the List". Vol. 67, whole no. 21893. January 2, 1918. p. 3 (columns 5–8, top). Retrieved October 9, 2016.

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"Delaney Appointed Dock Commissioner — Former Transit Commissioner Is Named by Mayor to Succeed Murray Hulbert". Vol. 71, whole no. 23325. December 4, 1921. p. 18 (column 1, bottom). Retrieved October 10, 2016.

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"Hylan Swears in His Subway Board — Mayor Names J.H. Delaney Chairman, With W.A. De Ford, Hearst's Counsel, a Member — D.L. Ryan is the Third — He Quits $8,000 Finance Job and Says He Will Quit Tammany Secretaryship — Deputy Becomes Dock Commissioner and J.J. O'Brien Director of the Port". Vol. 73, whole no. 24266. July 2, 1924. p. 21 (column 1, top). Retrieved October 10, 2016.

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"Michael Cosgrove, City Dock Head, Dies — Tammany Leader of the 16th Assembly District a Victim of Heart Disease — Close Friend of Wagner — Known as Senator's Political Sponsor – Native of Ireland Was Patron of Sports". Vol. 80, whole no. 26760. May 1, 1931. p. 27 (column 1, top). Retrieved October 10, 2016.

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"M'Kenzie Is Named as City Dock Chief — Walker Interrupts Meeting to Surprise Chief Clerk With $15,000 Appointment — Praises Veteran's Ability — Cosgrove's Successor Has Served the Department for 28 Years – Is Member of Bar". Vol. 80, whole no. 26780. May 21, 1931. p. 29 (column 2, top). Retrieved October 10, 2016.

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"M'Kenzie Assumes Dock Post Today — He Predicts New Era for Port, Pointing to Pier Construction and Sheepshead Bay Project — Urges Lighterage Peace — Commissioner Also Foresees Benefits for New York in the Building of Several Larger Liners". Vol. 80, whole no. 26784. May 25, 1931. p. 39 (column 1, top). Retrieved October 10, 2016.

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"Airport Success, Mayor Declares — Rises in Traffic and Revenue at La Guardia Field Cited in Reply to Critics — Road System Is Opened — Site to Supplement Service of Terminal Said to Have Been Chosen in the Bronx". Vol. 91, whole no. 30600. November 4, 1941. p. 25 (column 1, top). Retrieved October 10, 2016.

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Thomson, John Crawford (1861–1926) (1901). The Greater New York Charter of 1901, Together With Constitutional Provisions Affecting the City; Provisions of the Charter of 1897, Continued Until Changed by the Board of Aldermen; The Tenement House Law; The Building Code; and The Colonial Charters. With Notes. Chapter XVI, Title 1, § 816. New York, New York: The Lawyers' Co-operative Publishing Company. pp. 454–455. Retrieved November 25, 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) LCCN 01-21801; OCLC 10163954 (all editions).

Primary references

Annual Report of the Department of Docks. City of New York. LCCN 06-11077; OCLC 870522779 (all editions), OCLC 18044912 (all editions).

Seventh, for the Year Ending April 30, 1877. Commissioners Salem Howe Wales (1825–1902), Jacob Aaron Westervelt (1800–1879), Henry Farnam Dimock (1842–1911). 1877 – via Google Books (Harvard).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Eighth, for the Year Ending April 30, 1878. Commissioners Jacob Aaron Westervelt (1800–1879), Henry Farnam Dimock (1842–1911), Jacob Vanderpoel II (1812–1884). 1878 – via Internet Archive (New York Public Library).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Tenth, For the Year Ending April 30, 1880. Commissioners Henry Farnam Dimock (1842–1911), Jacob Vanderpoel II (1812–1884). 1880. p. 587 – via Internet Archive (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Eleventh, for the Year Ending April 30, 1881. Commissioners Henry Farnam Dimock (1842–1911), Jacob Vanderpoel II (1812–1884), William Laimbeer, Jr. (1821–1886). 1881. p. 587 – via Internet Archive (New York Public Library).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Twelfth, for the Year Ending April 30, 1882. Commissioners Jacob Vanderpoel II (1812–1884), William Laimbeer, Jr. (1821–1886), John Richard Voorhis (1829–1932). 1882 – via Internet Archive (New York Public Library).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Fifthteenth, for the Year Ending April 30, 1885. Commissioners Lucius J. N. Stark (1816–1888), William Laimbeer, Jr. (1821–1886), John Richard Voorhis (1829–1932). 1885 – via Internet Archive (New York Public Library).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Seventeenth, For the Year Ending April 30, 1887. Commissioners Lucius J. N. Stark (1816–1888), James E. Matthews (1827–1891), Joseph Koch (1843–1902). 1887 – via Google Books (Harvard).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Eighteenth, for the Year Ending April 30, 1888. Commissioners Lucius J. N. Stark (1816–1888), James E. Matthews (1827–1891), Charles Henry Marshall, Jr. (1838–1912). 1888 – via Internet Archive (New York Public Library).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Nineteenth, for the Year Ending April 30, 1889. Commissioners Edwin Augustus Post (1829–1912), James E. Matthews (1827–1891), Charles Augustus Silliman (1830–1906). 1889 – via Internet Archive (New York Public Library).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Twentieth, for the Year Ending April 30, 1890. Commissioners Edwin Augustus Post (1829–1912), James E. Matthews (1827–1891), John Sergeant Cram, Sr. (1851–1936). 1890 – via Internet Archive (New York Public Library).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Twenty-Second, for the Year Ending April 30, 1892. Commissioners John Sergeant Cram, Sr. (1851–1936), Edwin Augustus Post (1829–1912), James Joseph Phelan (1846–1908). p. 587 – via Internet Archive (New York Public Library).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Twenty-Third, for the Year Ending April 30, 1893. Commissioners John Sergeant Cram, Sr. (1851–1936), Edwin Augustus Post (1829–1912), James Joseph Phelan (1846–1908). 1893. p. 587 – via Google Books (Harvard).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Twenty-Fourth, for the Year Ending April 30, 1894. Commissioners John Sergeant Cram, Sr. (1851–1936), James Joseph Phelan (1846–1908), Andrew J. White (1845–1900). 1894 – via Internet Archive (New York Public Library).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Twenty-Fifth, for the Year Ending April 30, 1995. Commissioners Edward Charles O'Brien (1860–1927), Edwin Einstein (1842–1905), John M. Monks (1832–1917). 1895 – via Internet Archive (New York Public Library).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Twenty-Seventh, for the Year Ending April 30, 1897. Commissioners Edward Charles O'Brien (1860–1927), Edwin Einstein (1842–1905), John M. Monks (1832–1917). 1897 – via Internet Archive (New York Public Library).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Thirtieth, for the Year Ending December 31, 1900. Commissioners John Sergeant Cram, Sr. (1851–1936), Charles Francis Murphy (1858–1924), Peter F. Meyer (1857–1927). 1901 – via Google Books (Harvard).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Forty-Fourth, for the Year Ending December 31, 1915. Commissioner Robert Alexander Conrad Smith (1857–1933). 1915 – via Wikimedia Commons (Avery Library).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Forty-Sixth, for the Year Ending December 31, 1917. Commissioner George Murray Hulbert (1881–1950). 1917 – via HathiTrust (Harvard).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Forty-Seventh, for the Year Ending December 31, 1918. Commissioner George Murray Hulbert (1881–1950). 1918 – via Google Books (Harvard).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Fifty-First, for the Year Ending December 31, 1922. Acting Commissioner Hitch Harrison. 1922 – via HathiTrust (Harvard).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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Vols. 7–45 (1877–1915) – via HathiTrust (some missing).

Index to Minutes of Department of Docks for the Years 1870 to 1890 (5 Vols). New York: Metropolitan Printing Company. 1897. OCLC 1226738897 (all editions)

Index to Minutes of Department of Docks for the Years 1891 to 1893 (1 Vol.). New York: Metropolitan Printing Company. 1906. OCLC 1226739842 (all editions)