The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-01
WATER FOR SHIPPING.
Water flied anywhere IN the Port Of New York,
{ i from weehawSen 10 sandy Hook,
ana from Erie Basin Hunters Point, and at any
{ Wharf IN The City,
s by steam water boats
) NELLIE KAY and SPRAY

This business, 1t seems, rs owned by one Mr. James
Hustcd who not acknowledged, either by the city
or by Mr.. Cauncld as licensed TO carry on this
business
WITH cAuLrELD.
The writer, alter learning that are several hun.
bred hydrants along the front the North and
East rivers, and numberless pipes running down the
different PIERS which frequently lett OPEN so that
the water often runs into the river, while want Is
clt n other PAGES, called on Mr.. CaClhcd 10 obtain
hs views on the subject under consideration. Mr..
uaulneld stated that 1866 he drst applied TOR IL
cerse TO supply The shipping OF the port. Prior 10
that time, he SAID, MI Hustled had been paying the
city $500 Tor license 10 supply portion OF the ship
ping, and with what the city Itself collected
the Get amount then realized for supplying water TO
the shipping was about ga oG0 Mr. Cauined's first
contract was for $685. 600 year Tor two years Then
lie paid sac 600 year from that time until June 1872
ana s5S,Soo annually, appears by the contract
printed above Tor 1--WE years to end June A. OF tho
present year The tonnage OF the port Mr. Caulfeld
says is nearly third less than u was when he 1rst
took tho contract yet By strict attention the
ter and by keeping close watch on tngboats and
other vessels. so that they arc not permitted 10 steal
waer he says he has made his coEtrac; remuncrative
but not 10 any such extent AS 10 popularity supposed
Il understand, no said, In explanation OF the last
assertion, "that Commissioner Campbell intends to
have the department DO THIS work Itself when my
license expires IN Junc-and suppose, order 70
satisfy the public, Will DO necessary for him mako
the enort-Dut see he asks the Board OF Apo
mcnt to give him f2S. 900 10 carry tho work from
Juue TO December 81 This VIII make, according
his estimate annual expenditure OF nearly $50 900
can only say that had had to pay that 10
do my work the contract would have beggarcd me. |
lm perfectly willing, he added that the city should
Try IT, and do not thing IL will make nearly much
BY the experiment as am now paying Tor the license"
ais any one interested IN your contract?" the
writer inquired.
4 MOT tn tho lcastn said Mr.. Caulheld. IL sublet
part Of my icenscatosMr Hustled some time ago. but
be accused oil overcharg ng ny some OF the steam
ship lines ABOUT year ago ana broke his contract
las September, and uow he has no license 70 supply
any water but no s,ill stays IN nc business, getting
wiler IN Brooklyn and Jersey City, and stealing some
hGe ana then. hoping that by some turn OF legis
iaion he may obtain fresh interest IN tho business
Ayum al Fort Hamilton and at the time he made an
assignment OF his business to senator John G. Jacobs,
wlo formerly attended to some law business tor him,
AMI IS his friend"
with your contract Has he anything 10 do with ~"
Nothing whatever. That story has sriscn from tho
FAD that myself and Coroner Flanagan have
together good deal Nobody but myself IS Interested
many way in the matter"
WHERE HAvx TIP "HkELbRsr GoNEy
fThe contract, Mr.. Cauncid continued, has been
thesubjcct OF great deal OF talk. When Mr.. Green
waaCompfroller he Interested himself IN IL consider
hbll and wrote TO sevcrai persons TO say
II vas very big job indeed He pretended
TO Snow all about my affairs, and SAID that
whop army Of political beelers Now. sir, toll you
thatthc men employ como out OF the shops and
warehouses oil the city. and that II had 10 trust to
tho xnd Of men tha. look for political appon ,mcnts
FIRST bar took the contract had some OF that kind
Of MP employed, but soon found that they would
not siI me, and very quickly changed them"
rHK QUESTION op wAsrE.
.CA you tell me what provisions arc made TO pre-.
vent taslc Of water along the river frout the writer
asked.
eralykupposed, Mr.. Caulhea said "of course therc
will always be more or less water wasted along tho
PIERS whether the city or &C individual ponsibc
or shssuppy, and Tho question must DO 70 ses the