New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-27
A COMMERCIAL EYE-sORE.
a LUMDTNtItb EII-'VItT'
A VIGOROUS RHMoSsrRANCE AGAINST THE MAIDEN
LAND DUMPISG-GROUND.

A VIGOROUS REM0SSrRANCE AGAINST THE MAIDEN
LAND DUMPISG-GRoCND.
The Commissioner of Docks heard, yester-
cav the demonstrates and protests against the
zion OF Dumping board tho inner end OF the south
ery side Of Pier Nol9 Z. r. which had been ordered
by the Departnent,atIits meeting Oct. 30. Among
those present were:
sNF Ode r. sturgis OF the firm of T.. G.. Arnold &
Go sydney Lsrrlmore of g. H. Messenger CO., Z. II.
Tniready Of T. D. HarIbut & Co.. sIIas Lord OF g. & r.
Lord c. " A scbuyior Of G. " Schuyler Co., j. T.
MIws Jo1rt 9 suT b'g rss on ne Tbaa % G
Roosevelt. Darwin X lanes OF f.osard & James. J. o.
Mr. West representing J, H. Knox administrator
late Judge w. W. s0raghan's estate, anu many Otnor
merchants.
There lad been many objections raised by the mer-
chants and property holders to che establishment OF
this dumping ground at this point. Tasso had been
stated to the Commissioners at previous meeting and
the Department had thoreupon suspended action and
given the merchants until yesterday to represent the
wishes OF the commercial community. Theodore Roose
yelt a. chairman Of committee Of merehsnts reported
that he had found that the general belot was that 1t
would be au outrage on commerce. At the previous
meeting Police Commissioner Smith had only offered
one be gained for the city by The eonstuc
ton OF such board. This the saving OF sal 100
expended the carriage and conveyance OF the garbage
from the lower wards to the dumping ground,up town.
AGAINST this the Merchants Committee would set the
Of the sIabe value OF the property In the
nelghborhO0d OF Pier No. H. the detriment TO the city
commerce. and many other Disadvantages likely 10 re-
suit from the construction OF the obnoxious board az
This point He likewise desired to say that the Com
mttee had found II TO be the general sentiment OF the
property owners and taxpayers that they would rather
bear the additional taxation consequent retaining
the dumping ground uptown than endure the ytabe
results Of the proposed board at the foot Of Maiden
lane.
He then introduced Mr.. 0del, who presented protest
from the Shipowners Association against this nnova-
ton at Pier No. Mr. Odel stated. to tho
assertion that llto accommodated for vessels had
hitherto been afforded about this pier That ono
nrm alone loaded In 1871 IS ships, ranging as high
Co burden in 1874 SO vessels or tonnage up TO
800 aud this same firm had already loaded %
uer another firm had discharged aud loaded al the
adjoining pier % vessels OF heavy tonnage.
MIR Roosevelt presented the tdxpayers and pr0pert
holders protests against tho proposed board 10 1t
were appended tho OF several hundred OF the
largest payers IN the city. Among them the
names OF A Stewart W. h. A5tor, j. j. Aston John e.
Groen H. LeDoX Kennedy aud II. +. Vail OF the Bank
OF Commerce, W. b. Duncan. W. H. Asplnwnl, Meredith
Howland, jonathan Siurgis, Drexe Morgan Co.,
Flbbri ChauDcey, Peter Cooper, drlDnel minturn
Co. A. A. Low A BrUihers. Brown Brothers * Co..
Phelps Dodge K Co.. George Peabody Wotnoro, y. c..
Williams. nd John Warren.
Mr. Cuyior presented protests against the aera-
lions OF The pier signed by nearly ali the members OF the
Produce and Cotton Exchanges aud MIR. Whpper
handed In another protest sgaed ny ss OIL tho hcoused