The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-06

AE SHEET.
agreed 10 send up all the vessels that had been sshng
this material = bring test cargo.
The result Of this test failed for reasons which wa %
seen by the following report u Mr. H. Southafd, ne
present Superintendent Of Roads
G W. SIXTH, Street Commissioner
hR-t becomes my duty to report 70 you that The ~
tempt 70 test the ordinary capacity Of the vessels which
were engaged during the summer In bringing limestone
that the failure to be attributed 70 the non compliance
OF the owners OF the vessels with the conditions upon
tor contains outline Of the arrangement ON the
ject-
WARREN SEARISG ESQ Secretary Of +. l. Co:
DEAR slR-Ths note win be handed you BY the captain
the Star vi You w :s q
BEEN BEEN sssssss y The stree! osa.,..sss. . !.
eerve rs test OF those formerly brought by her. Win
you, therefore, please to see to IL that she loaded 40
same method Of determnus the amount or weight she
carries which you did in her case beore9 This arrange
meni entirely independent Of any arrangements between
therefore, please make out ysur bills against the vessel
endorsing upon the back Of the fact that she loaded
and also your mode Of testing the weight Of the cargo
will write you day two, the subject Of future
arrangement between your company and SnE depart
The captain of the Star. upon returning from Temp
\: '
DEAR Sh-The schooner Star Is now loaded down about
the mark she formerly loaded to when carrying 10 Nc
wRRE sos sEA Arm ssy
Cargoes have since delivered by the Henrietta
Jane, Glide Mary waling and Purnel, bat in no case
the Secretary OF the lime Company which the original
The raason wSv tbs Certificate was not produOed N
appear from the following letter. oc,o,xa Is 1880
H. I. sor1uAHp, New York o''0''A TO- '''''
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larger load than they have been in the habit OF carrying
,h @A TSmnSiu sse Cove inc Sec Cnmnsnv
TINS vii, be seen that the con tious of the agree
have been violated and the whole object Of the ex
PssJsA' N'''"''N " VIC "''''' "a w
THIS Is not the only point OF view in winch at least some
Of til have failed to abide by the agreement but for
bear at present to refer to other facts, yet
prepared furnish you with the evidence in detail with
| which desire to accompany the statement.
Enough has presume, been said 70 satisfy You that
the cargoes by the above vessels useless
! test Of their ordinary capcty.
The following vessels have brought test cssoss that
| have been weighed in New York
s. So
| SSsS ss Ss wh.,.
Nane Of resell Names Of sssa 90 { Z ,.s,nef IN
Captains : see SO (: NSo YORK
4sE 80
| 3
| 80
g. g. purnen' SAM Blair OF IN ia % % Sn sssss
~ SSor67 Sss< al sath .treef
NarvA w.,unu = Cn,k;n SSor "a 90 "a ss on ssreSt
Gnde. H. Lawson rs 81 l3H ia ssh street
Star. Morgan % or q 81 61 - TneyH'ck
Ann Maria. M Dayton. 70 or o rvs o1N Anns' vle
win be seen that there s greater difference 10 the
above weight than the Custom House register tonnage
calls for
register, carrying 90 net tons.
The Henrietta Jane, only 1894 Custom House
register, carrying :....... S6x
The Star, 62l9 Custom House register, car
ryng.. neutrality-suspicious.. Oh
ter, carrying. ........................ll1%
weighed part Of the above cargoes and know that the
cargoes Of The Henrietta Jane and Glide We're added 70
while on the wharf at the foot Of Fifty ninth street.
also think that those oil the g. W. Purnel, Mary Waing
and Star were all added 70 while unloading
watch the material the 18th Of October at the foot Of
Fifty. ninth street. who makes the following report
New YosK, Oct. 81, 1859.
On saturday October Is was requested by YOU to 20
70 Inc foot of ffty ninth street North River where The
vessels Glide and Henrietta lane we're unloading lima
stone chns 70 see sha,her On heans Of nnocsson chns
which were laying on the dock any thing was added 10
or taken or STAYED around The naoe from o,cocS
p. n on the 18th inst until 10 n On the eth inst
Int dscovcred no in tho hsans bsfs e an ths
whether any changes were made during the time was
Absent trampled a path about two feet wide
taken nom the Henr:etta Jane then TOOK niece Of
china broke IL in several peces and placed these peces
in different places on the path and on the side OF the
heap and on heap of limestone chips which had been
qkcnf M m NJ Tha
following Friday ast inst Won told me- that Won thourht
somcahnp had been added TO those heape and reuuesed
me 70 90 no again and examine same When went up
found that the path and pieces of china on one heap and
rosin on the other was not 10 be seen Then took
shovel and dug down 70 the depth of about eighteen inches
where found the path and one piece Of china: did
not look for any that day; gave the piece Of
china TO YOU and went there again on the 4t inst and
called Mr. Quirk Mr. McCae TO the spot caused the
latter dig the heap where VIC discovered the
pa1b and two more pieces Of china which gave TO you
11nt up again on the 25th inst had charge Of the
weighing OF the said limestone chips and during the day