New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
OF DOCKs-PREsENrls' 10 fLANs
FOR DOCKS.


FOR DOCKS.
The Commissioners of the Dock DEPART. eh'
met yesterday afternoon in public session for the reee
On of plans for proposed new system OF docks. Tho
plan Of Mr. A. b. Bishop the first to be presented
II coutempatcs bulkhead wall with reservoir TO re-
ccvc sewerage where the water and the Of the
city could bc separated Upon the bulkead wall plat
houses The plan also provided for front sidewalk and
reservoir for the reception OF salt water wherewith fires
and sewerage pumped up The tides ebb and flow would
force the water up 200 feet which, IL garncred in
Pei the entire %%chiper yOW Of the 0us City. WITH G
this reservoir of salt water all vegetable
atmosphere by the thorough sprnkng of the streets
made pure and healthy. The machinery by which it
lection. Explosion impossible, and the pres
enee OF an attendant was unnecessary. The bukhead
railroad cars would he propelled by compressed air.
which would be supplied by the salt water power. The
been thoroughly tried and found capable of not only rap
idly but so completely removing the that not
der Is lowered into the reservoir which sucks up all the
feitiizing matter The cylinder Is elevated and sub
merged into clear water, and deposited with Clearly
Mr.. G., NJ. Gardner presented a plan for mode of
saving the wooden piers by iinmersng the wood In
Mr.. Thomas Prachy submitted plan, which had for
to have the storageroom under the deck of the wharf
Mr. Hugh Mackay presented plan whereby, as he
Mr. NJ NJ. b. Davidson proposed the construction OF
system of piers which would rise only far enough above
the water TO prevent the highest tides sweeping over
they would possess certain amount OF elasticity, and
surrounded with yielding piles or Tenders to prevent the
fra sides of vessels from being strained and crushed as
would be inevitable if there were unyieding piers The
The width OF the pier to be made somewhat more than
than three times the beam over the guards
Of our widest steamboats, so that a boat
disturbing which may occupy the extremetes Of
the piers The novelty in the superstrucon OF the pier
herewith presented would consist mainly In the fact ta
the wooden piles are driven in groups or clusters and
then surrounded by heavy cylinder of cast IRON
made in sections, with watertght Joints THESE cylinders
sunk far enough below the bedof the river TO prevent
the percolation of the water through the soil; me
cylinder is then pumped out and the space between the
piles filed with durable concrete. On the top OF these
are are es WHICH we sGr pSo ro
the ends of the pieces themselves On the upper sur
rolled iron Is inches deep with fanges top and bottom,
inches in width These ORDERS tied together securely
in turn the pankng The design presented Is for dock
65 feet wide the string pieces with the piles in each
Mr. Charles HasneL presented plan for continuous
line of stonewall at the bulkhead with suitable intervals
for the street sewers. With the reading OF TINS pan the
meeting closed.
BOARD OF HEALTH-THE FAT METERS
At the special meeting of the Board OF
Health yesterday, recommendation Of the Sanitary
Committee that permit be granted the NewYork Rem
dering Company whose factory is in West Thiryeghth-
tee and the application of H. Wehl of Nos and 10 Abat
torpace, to be allowed to continue the business OF fat
rendering for one day longer was denied
City Sanitary Inspector Morris and Inspector OF street
Cleaning Cotman submitted reports recommending that
the garbage and ashes be deposited in separate vessels
matter OF health, economy and source OF revenue
Referred 20 the Sanitary Committee. =,
The Inspector of Street Cleaning in his report set forth
that the Street Cleaning Contractor had faithfully car
red out his old and new contracts for cleaning the
streets Int asked for the appointment Of four additional
Street Cleaning Inspectors President Boswort thought
if the contract were faithfully carried out there was
need for additional inspectors The application was
| referred to the Committee .,o. 1,,.. ava
City Inspector Morris recommended that FlrstaNe?
between Forty fifth and be cleaned
According to the report OF TIE Police II was fey e
cleaned, and was in a most nfthy cOhdiuoh ~ ""S
ordered TO be cleaned ,--,..-,. ,o,,-,,,.,o ,ros
adopted, that fat or lard be melted except when
fresh from the animal and free from faint ana SouInes
and then he melted in steam-tght vessels the gases
and odOrs theTefrOm TO be destroyed by combustion or
most approved means and processes and everything
preceding following, and in connection with such melt
dted 70 be free from offensive odors and other cause
of detrinent to the public health; and no fat tallow
and lard to be brought into the city to be rendered OF
melted except it be brought in the living animal
The resignation OF Dr. John Dwyer, Health Inspector
to fill the vacancy and Dr. g. 5. Smith, Assistant Health
Drs' Oieary HYDE Leo Franklin, Judson and DAILY,
appointed Assistant Health Inspectors at salary
The application of Messrs Held and Bender Of Hami
ton Park be allowed TO their shooting gallery was
denied, number Of complaints having been ilue ny
residents that billets occasionally struck their
houses.
MAYORS OFFICE AND CITY CHAMBERLA1N.
Mayor Hall has appointed Maj. Daniel S.
Hart who has third clerk in the Mayors Office since
Gov Homan's first term Mayor to be First Marshal
via Joseph H. ToOker resigned Maj Hart owes hs ap-
pontment said not to political influence but rather
10 his personal worth account of his urbany, cOlpe-
tency and fidelity to duty Gustave d. Cardozo brother
of Judge CardozO and late general clerk IN the Mayors
Office has been appointed by the Mayor third clerk in
his office and Chief of the Ordinance Bureau, now form
ing , ., ., - ,
The total amount paid into the City Treasury by ex-
Chamberlain Sweeney, as interest on the pubhc tepOse,
was $2O9, 401 49, The amount paid H. By CHAMBERLAIN
Bradley for June, $l63G2 30 dnd the total amount
by Chamberlain Bradley, since his advent 1" office, Tor
April May, and June is s3659 &c; making Grand total,
thus far, Of s245,5s0 9s.
BOARD OF POLICE COMMIssIoNrRs.
The Police Commissioners yesterday resolved
that no pistols should he fred III any part % the Central
once building except in the run ce lar vault under
the sidewalk the Mott-s side, and that 5uitable
target shall be erected there. This action Is "a cunse-
0uence Of the recent accident al Police liz adq"arters.
Acting Captains Joseph II. Peuy, Thomas Byrnes,
John Gunner, and Thomas Kilca we're mado ful! Cap
| tains.
| PatToman George g. Croker was made rOundsman,
| and assigned TO the Eighth Precinct.
| John III. Policy OF the Nineteenth Precinct
sent in his resignation which accepted, 10 take a.
feet after trial charge Of having failed 10 lock up
! Matthew T., alias Hockey" Moore, who had been ar
rested on d charge of feonious assault and battery.