▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Pier ▁and ▁Har bour ▁Act ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁paid ▁the ▁to ll ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁months . ▁A ▁tram way ▁system ▁was ▁installed ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁lug g age ▁of ▁passengers ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁pier . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁wooden ▁northern ▁jet ty ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁which ▁allowed ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁western ▁landing ▁place . ▁Another ▁jet ty ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁west ▁corner ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁which ▁reached ▁deep ▁water ▁even ▁at ▁low ▁t ide , ▁thus ▁allowing ▁steam ers ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁pier ▁at ▁all ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁t ide . ▁This ▁was ▁dam aged ▁in ▁a ▁g ale ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁and ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁it ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁and ▁was ▁dis m ant led ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁The ▁northern ▁jet ty ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁dam aged ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁storm ▁but ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁present ▁steel ▁structure ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁pier , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Gr and ▁Pier ", ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁West on - super - M are ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁Although ▁it ▁had ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁steam ers , ▁it ▁was ▁s eld om ▁used ▁due