The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-03
AN UNsoLvED PROBLEM.

WHERE WILL DIsBEcKER BURY HIS GARBAaE?-
TBFLNo WITH THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE
BY KEEPING TT AT THE PIERS TO FERMENT
AND POISON THE AIR.
The problem, "wbat to do with the garbage, 4" Is
no nearer solution than IL was when this journal
commenced to expose the rascsily contractors
ana reckless Police Commissioners for poisoning
a dense population with the impurities collected
from The cutters OF the city and dumped on Har-
lem nats in utter disregard or all sanitary laws
ana the health OF the residents OF the ad.
tacent streets. Weeks, even months, have passed
since the taxpayers and residents Of the poisoned
district uttered their rst protests, yet to-day the
Harlem .nats remain to commemorate the out
rageous conduct OF the men VINO nave charge OF
cleansing the city Of AL impurities calculated 10
breed disease and DEATH True, they nave poured
oil tdead ON on the filthy, deathbreedlng sur
faces, but sim the nuisance remains. On days
like yesterday, when the cooling breezes are
wared across the island, the poisoned OATS are
not so Objectionable, but when the hot rays OF a
July sun pour down upon the
FOSTERING MASS OF CORRUPTION
that gives out its unhealthy gases, windows and
doors are closed, children are called In from the
streets whittier they have resortsd for pure air,
and the people sweat and anathematlze the au-
thoritles who so cooy penetrated this outrage
upon their rights. The Board OF Health have
been pretending 10 grapple with the inlamy, and
cry out that they are poWerless Tor want OF
money.
GIVE Us MONEY"
they say land we win bury the vile smell under
fresh earth.n But the money does not come. The
Department OF Public Works, too, processes 30 be
at sea and powerless. The Board OF Aldermen
como TO Bhe rescue and they find that there is so
much red tape that they are lost In perplexlties
and doubt as to what TO do, ana finally cal Tor
IAN OPINION"
from the Corporation Counsel as TO the power or
deDartmenls Of the CITY government to furnish
and, waiting, falled to get
While efforts have been in progress by these
branches OF the city government two other
branches, the Commissioners OF Charities and
Correction and The Street Cleaning Bureau, have
been penetrating an offence even more glarng
on the upper end OF Blackwell's Island. This last
abuse was lully described Ia the HERALD OF Thurs
day, and now we nave
instead OF one 70 cover over ana curry out OF sight
ana out OF smell.
time in giving IAN Opinlon;1 the matter Will 20
back TO the Aldermen: 1t VIII be discussed, and
alter an ordinance has been passed. probably
ebout christmas, SOMEBODY will be empowered TO
cover over these plague spots. Meantime they
VIII continue all summer TO
GIVE our THEIR HoXIoUs GASES,
sckening the people OF the .neghborhood OF
Harlem and Astoria, and probably the Charity
Commissioners, In utter defiance OF danger 10 the
puOllc health and OF decency, will put prisoners at
work, erect pavillons for poor sick PERSONS
people them TO their utmost capacity, ana there
LET THEN DIE OR RECOVER.
But what Of The iuturel Where win the fertile
brains OF Disbecker aud Matsel Ind burial place
ior the ctty's Rarbage2 Who're viii they next put
out OF sight the reuse material collected from the
cutters, ri gchsns ana markets..
These are questions our people are interested
In. They must look around for new fields OF ope
Tasion, aud no douot they wiz succeed in impos-
ing upon us other eyesores and ofences for our
nOstrlls. Tue garbage must be collected. IL IS
placed upon scows at the dumps, out 1t is not
moved. The broad Atlantic affords them ali iacil-
tiles Tor dispOsing OF IL, but to tow IL out would
be TOO mucn trouble ana would cost money. In
this dilemma 1t Is Kept at the dumps on scows,
where IL stenches the passengers on through lines
OF river tr@Ve and the occupants OF adjacent build
iDgs
these dumps aud found that, az many OF them,
the foul smells were even worse than u week
aQo-worse than before they devised the eXpedent
Of Oisinfecung the refuse with oead oli On the
North River TIE New Jersey Central Railway take
garbage and Otnsr refuse from the dumps 20 Com.
Indnipaw, but only at such times as suits their
convenience, aud for days the scOWs loaded with
the foul matter kept tied 20 the piers to per-
tune the enure city. at Camp Dtsbecker, foot OF
Laignt street, a very offensive mass was found
Yesterday OF which the people tenderly Complain
At Marker street. JACKSON street aud Otner piers
tne garbage in an advanced state OF rapid de-
composition was found. From the East River
Gumps occasional loads are
TAKEN TO GOWAEUs BAY
as a filing in upon which 10 erect an oil refinery,
ana man. sad 10 be named j. j. Austin, removes
some 70 Jersey. me residue remains to tester
ana Oment and poison the sleep ping rooms OF
BfOOklyDlbGS or rehluehtS OF lhs Guy ~ turn, ac-
COrdIng TO une direction IN Whicn the wind nav
be blowing. Nbue ume Is being wastes IN devils
ing means TO aDa5e tue nulsances already created
tae street. Cleaning Department. should be com
pelle1 90 remove daily " the Atlantic Ocean or
else where, far away frOm all densely populated
places, every pound OF garbage or Other deleteri-
Gus matter collected IN tue city The expense, IL
rs true, would be increased; but this Is better
than the creation OF fresh nuisauces the Board
OF Aldermen IN i've minutes could pass an ordi.
nance compelling the effective removal Of ali this
stun daily, aue tnat would be q
y A III Ia {.
in this particular with the heaith OF the people.
" property owners want material TO I'll low,
marshy land let them go 10 Long Island or New
JERSEY and DuJ fresh earth. How ana where they
get it Is their individual business. SO long as
they permitted TO Ill in With pure asnesu
the door ls open, and garbage, manure and ashes
will be used Tor nlllng Ia purposes