New-York tribune., 1871-12-29
HARBOR ABUSES.

HARBOR ABUSES.
THE HART CAsE-TEsTIMONY OF cONsIDrh rn",
1871 AND A. Z. HHNEY-ANOTHER DAMA"iN"
LETTER. |
The hearing of the charges made by several
nromnept merchants against Hsrbor Master Hart sd
iourued from Wednesday, resumed yesterday al il
A. m at the Office OF the Captain Of the Port Mr Hh'
and his counsel Mr. Davis with E. 9. Powell GA. Bret"
Consider Parish A. f. Hcney, ard several other rr
chants were present. Mr.. Parish OF the nrm OF f.
Coleman & Co.. was first called, and made oatn !" h'H
letter which appeared in THE TRIBUNE OF yesterday'
adding that II be was allowed time to produce Ms en
ployes who personally knew the facts In the cs'e "e
would be glad to do so
Mr. Brett do not understand that this Is trbnn'i
or court. We here body OF merchant ana WIFI
evidence taken.
Mr. Parish then testified: am member OF the nrm
OF E. W. Coleman Il Co, and the person making INC
affidavit and the letter in this proceeding signed a W.
and do not know OF my own persohai nho ,bnnt
our consent or knowledge we found the no stored
and in the charge of the warehouse man ta % a.
owner rendered bill OF charges made OUT iii LIE ~"
lowing FORM ,v III, ae 1877,
H'''' Master" '''''' TO '''" It, SSse'%
July as-.7a bbs Four Tine month storage Si labor p
Carase. -
Commissions.
10'''''''''pi',j PAD. jca1 W Ga.DsIG
Mr. par,sbI have no knowledge further than this hi
that Mr. Hart the Harbor Master, ordered the nour re-
moved; It was landed on Per No S f. H. IN ~ '%a c.
70 and 20 waterst; we received no notice dron tnf
that the Shsps a tho
was stored about dusk the close OF business am Do
positive that saw the aoar while = was On ss p
regard TO while 1t was in his possession; the cosrTr &
esrrems ea rates IN July were four cents per har
for carriage, cents for labor per barrel for one
so possbV the rates might be tribe for labor
II done in the night; from MI Gardners state 70
acting Harbor- Master don't know whether Capt Hart
had any orders from any person or persons 70 reo @
think any notice could have been gwen to INC nfn
without my knowledge
The case was resumed st II p. after br6 recess
Mr. Benedict appearing counsel for the merchants
Archibald Heney Of the Arn OF Heney Parker NO
o, Coentiessp made oath to the statement which wa-
sent to the Governor, and which appeared in TIE
TRIBUNE of Wednesday. Mr.. Davis counsel for h1ro"r
Master Hart, began the examination.
Mr. Heney testified that he had on Dec s. ISL, "p,
the barkurry burn barganed with him for towing the
bark from Brooklyn to Pier No G. r. agrce,n; en- % IT, pSy
ing t2s was for the services Of the Wnarnne sh. R
age on the vessel these charges a %rre pd sd
in the Custom. House; Mr.. kHlVers lad ho Itp'
himself as the Harbor Master nnated that he had
been authorized act for the Harbor Master da not
considey it necessary to go to the HI
had to in he0 the anTyed
on Sot sna sne sppSa to the WSarnser
10 pay SIS for berth and towage never applied TO M,
ne hsr sSer fS Leading Star
B. Have YOU ever heard that HarbOr Master Hart was
sxacans Illegal fees and that
vessels should occupy berth fCr wnSn ,fy h pam
The defense rested their examination here ahd MI
Benedict counsel for the merchants began.
berth MhS aq applied HPM 70 Mr. Kniyers whnrdose
that tSs district to do 50 sometimes apply ourselves to
the wharnger. and at other times VIC send tue s'ee
O. State the circumstances in the Of the Loading
applied to the wharfnsrr ana ro enTSa %ro,;
,n rSsss Ss s sns e. 6. As S"., 'ss5 .na
towed her down to the end Of Pier no. = at the M same
time cargo had been ordered on the Pdr ,d 10 @ r &
had been ordered away from the dock; / then went
10 he had aa ordered u thew the away
he cod into that dock, and that ne had read
the law TO the captain and had given him until certain
time to take the vessel away; Mr. Hart on the YES
sells deck with paper which supposed 10 D, tue i~
and take the vessel away just previous 70 that moment
Mr. had threatened to cut the lines the 'ersc d
that If Mr. Hart cut the vessels lines ashore
with his and let her 60 adrft; then went 70 ,rN
sol into the stream, for which servIcc va, compelled 10
pay the tuSboat e.
O. Have you been in the habit Of paying the wharf:
ingers than legal wharfage for the use o bttn.
Hart's case, and therefore decliue TO answer.
@. When you made this bargain with Mr. knyers an
YOU know what thc.rates Of wharfage weTct A. dld
Q. You knew at the time you made your bargain with
Moi hse the nas law S0H for
yet to learn that the law allows one cent 10 any man
Q. Why did you agree to give him that s2sl A. Be
cause Is the custom in the port of New-fork and
Q. Who are paid extrasi A. Sometimes the steve
dores; sometimes the wharfngers and tnw;no.t men
Ra1a 10 apysnS y directly to 'he
Adjourned until l0A u. m to-day.
The following additional letter was found among those
forwarded to the Governor, Dec. IS:
OFFICE OF JOSIAH NJ. FAvILL, SHIPPING AND CONF
MISSION MERCHANT, Nos. Nos lto & AND i42 BRoAD7sT'
Hi. E1c,,eney. JOHN T. HorFxAS, Gorer"or oJ he saue
sIR: The Undersigned respectfully informs your E.-
eelency Of the great and expense caused
very arbitrary and strange conduct Of Daniel Hart.
the re sn ~
boats during the season. and has, IN consequence.
the port. II have case now pending in the Supreme
Court against said Hart for storing several hundred bar
who chsrses twice the regular price Of carriage sni
storage and who received them In place totally unfit
t6rousha legal protest after the property had been DE-
manded by payment OF fees the Of sSoO
The case in question was one of peculiar asgravston.
We had at the at least four five trucks work
getting them of rapidly as WAS possible when Mr..
Hart. through Gardner, put on at least half dozen
trucks TALL he could hnd surrounded the property with
these, his trucks and barred US out completely
from getting them away by his precipitae action. We
should have had them away ourselves almost
they taken yet had redress but stand
by with trucks and our property carried Ia
an unnt place, and charges upon it amounting
several hundred dollar. All this time many other
sgnmentS were left entirely untouched long they
chose remain In conclusion. have the honor
that his removal from would be greatly the
of sa the merchants docks IN tins vicinity