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]

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.

List of commissioners

NameDates in OfficeMayoral AdministrationNotes and References
As a Five-Person 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 [15] [16]
John T. Agnew (President)
Henry A. Smith (Treasurer)
Wilson G. Hunt
William Wood
Richard M. Henry		September 1, 1870 – January 3, 1872A. Oakey Hall [17] [18]
John T. Agnew (President)
John Grenville Kane (Treasurer)
Wilson G. Hunt
William Wood
Richard M. Henry		January 3, 1872 – May 21, 1873A. Oakey Hall
William F. Havemeyer 		[18]
As a Three-Person Commission Appointed by the Mayor
Jacob A. Westervelt (President)
William Budd (Treasurer)
William Gardner		May 22, 1873 – December 4, 1874William F. Havemeyer
Samuel B. H. Vance 		[19] [20]
Jacob A. Westervelt (President)
William Budd (Treasurer)
vacant		December 4, 1874 – December 11, 1874 Samuel B. H. Vance [21]
Jacob A. Westervelt (President)
William Budd (Treasurer)
Salem H. Wales		December 11, 1874 – early 1875 William H. Wickham [21]
Salem Howe Wales (President)
William Budd (Treasurer)
Jacob A. Westervelt		early 1875 – March 1877William H. Wickham
Smith Ely Jr. 		[21]
Jacob A. Westervelt (President)
Jacob Vanderpoel (Treasurer)
Henry F. Dimock		July 11, 1877 – February 21, 1879Smith Ely Jr.
Edward Cooper 		[22] [23]
Henry F. Dimock (President)
Jacob Vanderpoel (Treasurer)
vacant		February 21, 1879 – December 10, 1880Edward Cooper [24] [25] [26]
Henry F. Dimock (President)
Jacob Vanderpoel (Treasurer)
William Laimbeer Jr. 		December 10, 1880 – September 13, 1881Edward Cooper
William R. Grace (1st term)		 [24] [25] [26] [27]
John R. Voorhis (President)
Jacob Vanderpoel (Treasurer)
William Laimbeer Jr.		September 13, 1881 – May 3, 1882William R. Grace (1st term) [28] [29]
William Laimbeer Jr. (President)
Jacob Vanderpoel (Treasurer)
John R. Voorhis		May 3, 1882 – February 14, 1883William R. Grace (1st term)
Franklin Edson 		[30] [31]
William Laimbeer Jr. (President)
John R. Voorhis (Temporary Treasurer)
vacant		February 14, 1883 – May 9, 1883Franklin Edson [31] [32]
Lucius J.N. Stark (President)
John R. Voorhis (Treasurer)
William Laimbeer Jr.
May 9, 1883 – May 9, 1885Franklin Edson [33] [34] [35] [36]
Joseph Koch (President)
James Matthews (Treasurer)
Lucius J.N. Stark		May 9, 1885 – late 1886 or early 1887William R. Grace (2nd term) [35] [36] [37]
Lucius J.N. Stark (President)
James Matthews (Treasurer)
Joseph Koch 		late 1886 or early 1887 Abram Hewitt
Lucius J.N. Stark (President)
James Matthews (Treasurer)
Charles H. Marshall		May 9, 1887 – May 22, 1888Abram Hewitt [38]
Lucius J.N. Stark (President)
James Matthews (Treasurer)
Edwin A. Post		May 22, 1888 – November 9, 1888Abram Hewitt [39] [40]
Edwin A. Post (President)
James Matthews (Treasurer)
vacant		November 9, 1888 – December 21, 1888Abram Hewitt [40] [41]
Edwin A. Post (President)
James Matthews (Treasurer)
Charles A. Silliman		December 21, 1888 – May 22, 1889Abram Hewitt
Hugh J. Grant 		[41] [42]
Edwin A. Post (President)
James Matthews (Treasurer)
J. Sergeant Cram 		May 22, 1889 – May 29, 1891Hugh J. Grant [42] [43]
Edwin A. Post (President)
James J. Phelan (Treasurer)
J. Sergeant Cram		May 29, 1891 – May 1, 1893Hugh J. Grant [43] [44]
J. Sergeant Cram (President)
James J. Phelan (Treasurer)
Andrew J. White		May 1, 1893 – March 21, 1895 Thomas F. Gilroy
William L. Strong 		[44] [45]
J. Sergeant Cram (President)
James J. Phelan (Treasurer)
Edward C. O'Brien		March 21, 1895 – March 23, 1895William L. Strong [45] [46]
Edward C. O'Brien (President)
James J. Phelan (Treasurer)
Edwin Einstein		March 23, 1895 - May 6, 1895William L. Strong [46] [47]
Edward C. O'Brien (President)
Edwin Einstein (Treasurer)
John Monks		May 6, 1895 – December 31, 1897William L. Strong [47]
J. Sergeant Cram (President)
Charles F. Murphy (Treasurer)
Peter F. Meyer		January 1, 1898 – January 1, 1902 Robert Van Wyck [48]
As a Single Person Appointed by the Mayor
McDougall HawkesJanuary 1, 1902 – January 1, 1903 Seth Low [49]
Maurice FeathersonJanuary 1, 1904 – January 1, 1904 George Brinton McClellan, Jr. [50] [51]
John A. Bensel January 1, 1904 – January 30, 1908George Brinton McClellan, Jr. [51] [52]
vacantJanuary 30, 1908 – February 10, 1908
Allan Newhall SpoonerFebruary 10, 1908 – July 1, 1909George Brinton McClellan, Jr. [53] [54]
Calvin TomkinsJanuary 2, 1910 – April 2, 1913George Brinton McClellan, Jr.,
William Jay Gaynor 		[54] [55]
Robert A.C. Smith April 2, 1913 – December 31, 1917William Jay Gaynor
John Purroy Mitchel 		[55] [56]
Murray Hulbert January 1, 1918 – December 31, 1921 John F. Hylan [56] [57]
John H. DelaneyJanuary 1, 1922 – June 30, 1924John F. Hylan [57] [58]
Michael J. CosgroveJuly 1, 1924 – April 30, 1931John F. Hylan
Jimmy Walker 		died in office [58] [59] [60]
vacantApril 30, 1931 – May 25, 1931
John McKenzieMay 25, 1931 – December 31, 1941Jimmy Walker,
Joseph V. McKee,
John P. O'Brien,
Fiorello H. La Guardia 		became commissioner of the successor
Department of Marine and Aviation [61] [62]

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  46. 1 2 "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". New York Times. March 24, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  47. 1 2 "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". New York Times. May 7, 1895. p. 8. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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  51. 1 2 "Mayor's Slate Out; Drops Murphy's 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". New York Times. December 30, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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  54. 1 2 "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 Chamberlainl". New York Times. January 3, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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  56. 1 2 "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". New York Times. January 2, 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  57. 1 2 "Delaney Appointed Dock Commissioner — Former Transit Commissioner Is Named by Mayor to Succeed Murray Hulbert". New York Times. December 4, 1821. p. 18. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  58. 1 2 "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". New York Times. July 2, 1924. p. 21. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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