The New York herald., 1870-09-09
TEE GFTaL CONTRACT.
FORT HAMILTON, Sept. 8, /

FORT HAMILTON. Sept. 8, 1870.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Your issue OF the 9Th instant contains communi-
cation from G. A. Carter Vice President OF the New
York Rendering Company, written evidently with
good deal OF care and at considerable length and
calculated to mislead aud deceive the public as to
the extent OF the liability OF that company and its
employees for the manner In which they have dis
posed Of the dead animals and offal removed from
The city during the past summer.
Mr.. Carter, after reciting with peculiar minute.
ness what he represents to be the specifications and
the exact terms OF the contract remarks that "this
Is the gist Of the contract" But beg leave to add
that, while his quotation is found to be very exact
copy OF the contract In other respects
yet there Is good deal or '.gisr in
the very few words which he seems
to have accidenty omitted from his extract is
with reference TO the kind OF vessels that should be
employed In the removal OF this ofIa, viz. such as
should be propelled by steam power" The prac-
tce has been, IL fact to transport most of the ma
terlal by sailing vessel An old sloop-whicE, de-
scending with the ebb tide, deposits her load usu
ally at the last of the ebb at the beginning of the
Hood tide, the inevitable CO nsequence OF which Ia
the clsting OF the entire contents OF the cargo upon
re te hV te o. Sme oa with the expsnd
FOR for steam tug and compliance with The terms OF
the tn contract az in ns respect re the deposit could easily
instead OF drifting into the harbor, would
says:-"Our boats proceed beyond sandy
Hook bar before carcass Is thrown overheard In
every instance" TINS is untrue, and there is an
abundance Of evidence, which will be furnished at
the proper time, to show that their usual place for
dumping Is at least six or seven miles Inside of
Sandy Hook. lie adds that he does not deny that
they have seltish motives" but claims that, snot
spartng expense, or hesitating to adopt whatever
improvements science or mech mics could suggest
we the company are entitled at least to the respect
OF our fellow citizens and the cOuntenance and ad.
vice OF the health authorities This, to say the
least, is sheer nonsense. Let them simply employ
steam tug and dump at suitable place and
at proper stage OF the tide and the dificuty
will be removed at once, and the adoption
OF any other means or improvements which
science or mechanics may suggest' viii be
quite unnecessary. But the fact is, the
company seem to have been desirous of
performing this service In the most offensive man.
ner for the purpose, as has frequently heretofore
been alleged, and which would appear to be con-
frmed to certain extent by the published COM
municatt0n OF their Vice President OF Compelling
the authorities, II possible, to yield to certain ar.
rangements and suggestions or the COMPANY for
rendering at their depot In the city.
have no desire, in advance of the legal proceed
ing5. TO enter into newspaper discussion OF the
pOtE Is involved in this matter; but consider it to
be emtnently proper so far as the public interest is
concerned that the facts should not be allowed TO
be concealed or misrepresented and / therefore
send you this statement and respectfully request It's
publication, G.. w