New-York tribune., 1873-05-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THREE BROOKLYN PROBLEMS.
THE wArER-CoCK MONOPOLY.

THE wArERrCoCK MONOPOLY
Thn investioatiOn already made regarding
SAs Rhodes patent watercoek when mas oeen ioIOe"
ron .he ctinens Of Brooklyn shows that the extoron
Was no insignincant matter The water consumers
nineteen twenteths OF the citizens and the
D,vneers who are alsO q large number naturally in-
1crested have taken np the subject and are determined
- have il thoroughly investigated appears that
John Rhodes the patentee, has been permanently a''
cached 10 the Water Board Board of City Works no
ater uudcr what name It has existed or what persons
.or,roled n Under the "water Board" and under the
Board OF City Works" Mr. Rhodes has been undisturOed
- Registrar of Rates and as special "stoPcoek monop
ehstD When the Common Council had the control OF
Nhe Nassau Board and appointed the officers. he was
retained, and WAS not dismissed when the Legislature
made the department special commission hrst uuuer
aAe Water Board. and later the Board OF O'S
works" Party control has not aGocted his poson "s
remained under Democratic and Republican Iue,
we'll when the Board was about equally oi''u'"
between the two
SANITARY REFORM.
By the act of the Legislature lho III"
Health Board OF Brooklyn is invested win unusual ~
ere which are nevertheless, very much needeu re"
persons have noticed tho loose manner III whicn S'nS
matters have treated for years past lac oos'
rate last year showed increase OF IL per cent Wno
the expenses of the Health Office amounted 10 ''VVOV'
ND,sanoa aonpaed everywhere In the best localities
.sven AZ m the worst No confidence was felt In those
who had the conduct OF sanitary measures Nuisahces
were allowed to remain in all their odensiveness upon
the payment Of fees 90 inferior officers Persons VINO
ooDpained OF such violations OF the law were eooy re-
served and obliged to dance attendance at the ONCE
while some official had conference with the individual
who was the of the nuisance The result woudbe
that the cause OF offense would remain, and the
sufferers obtain relief but the offender be unpun'
lshed Persons buying hides In New-York would fire.
auenty have them stopped on the docks in Brooklyn
aud bc bluuty told that hides must he removed to
. Barren Island, where all refuse dumped some IN
specOr having reported perhaps without seeing tnen
that they were infected significant hint 10 call at
the office In 20 the owners angry protest wouo
chow how the difficulty might be Obviated If he com
Piled and adjusted the satisfactorily 20 those at
the Office he weud thcnceforh remain undisturbed IL
IL not believed that Cochran Dr. Otterson Health
Onicers had any knowledge of such underhand pro
ceedngs or that they could have stopped them they
ever made the effort bIl of very reputable chemist
was altered hundreds TO thousands last year me
chemist got the amount OF the ORIGINAL Dill nSs .e6 n
one the clerks, who used it 10 pay mortgage upon
his house In consideration Of that fact he was retained
though his salary raised IN order to enable MN 70
return the amount in small nStaiments. The impress
sion appeared 10 prevail among the officials mat u was
yight TO retain him III his place because DC hao oeen
caught and had repented
The new Board proposes to put end to this corrup-
All the former officials, with the exception Oi one
very capable employe have been dischasgeu some in
Goeent PSrsOIs % o' a1u oO o be m Weropo
Gan Law confined exclusively TO Brooklyn. That law
people though its Faies seemed somemes very arbi.
trary The main office was IN New.fork SO that Som9 %
quarters took much valuable time. The new CoInnls
have reapponted OF the Inspectors under the old
Metropolitan law The Board begin the performance OF
hot weather IL near at hand IL will take them some
time 20 repair the blunders Of the old Board
DOcKNAsTER's FRAUDS.
The Finance Committee of the Brooklyn
Common Council presented a report in regard to the
anuer in which Patrick Clark DOckmaster Of the East
ernpstrie had performed his duties aud made returns
OF moneys received for wharfage Clark appointed
DOekmaster in January 1867 and has filed the position
until the present time The docks in his charge are
tDOWa az the North secondst North seventhst South
sxths: and the the foot OF Noble-st About 20
witnesses examined by the Committee The evi-
6ence does not enable the Committee 10 establish the
txact amount of docRage paid 10 Mr. Clark by the owners
OF vessels vet there is enough, 1t is said to prove
Gbat much larger sum has been received by him than
S ss RSs Fs1sS 1 70 % hf d aS IT S % 2 aays Ssn a
o. edd Sn e b feIb @ p 70
70 have been paid for the service except 70 one firm,
he paid 10 per cent the amount Of all wharfage
collected Ry them The NoelesL dock appears ear
30 from the hands of Messrs. Robertson Co, net
as5 sc, being within So OF the entire receipts for the
same period from all the docks IN his charge returned
by him TN. Controller The return OF Mr. Clark as
sos the amount sworn to by the witnesses employed
by him having been paid him by them during the
SOS 3 dOckage due on vessels consigned
and collected eolectabe by Clark. making the sum
led that he kept no books papers Of any
kiud in view OF which 10 is difficult 20
comprehend from what source or by what process
spade up the semLannua accounts rendered the Con-
tTOer Reference b the Controllers books for nOrma-
tiOn concerning Eeturns for dockage made by him
aimee hrs appointment shows the amount for 1867 TO have
kscn $50 for 1868 S33 1862 S49 rs for 1870 $s72
FOr 1871 81 3O for IS2 S9O5 The city has received only
suebaf OF these amounts, there being agreement
with MI Clark tnat he have onehaf Of the amount col
sected.
Toe Committee offered resolutions in favor OF accept
hg the resignation OF CLARK, and directing the Corpora
lion Counsel commence proceedings forthwith against
for the recovery OF the deficiency existing in hit
accounts ana that committee OF five be appointed 70
kovse a system for collection of the
ing. Al ameDdlaent offered by Alderman Richardson,
adOFted, dischargng Clark and directing the Cor
DOTatiOD COnnselGO prosecute him.