The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-23
END OF THE GARBAGE WAR.

COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE POLICE BOARD AND
THE SHORE INsPEoToR-THE CORPORATION
COUNSEL DECLARES THE CITY TO HAVE FULL
TITLE TO BARREN IsLAND-DUMPINa ON
LONG ISLAND.
The controversy between the Street Cleaning De.
partment and Shore Inspector Ferguson. which has
existed Tor some time, and obliged the department 10
dodge around the waters surrounding the city in
a search tor dumping place for garbage, has happily
been brought to close. The department to take
their scows out through the Narrows ebb tide
BY the time the outside reached, the
scows making. even with the tide very slow
time, the tide would turn aud the garbage
that was dumped would float peacefully back
with the food tide and distribute itself along the
shore. The people living along the Long Island shore
seemed 70 have objection this, and finally stirred
up such commoton that the Shore Inspector got out
Injunction against the Board and stopped the tow
ing and dumping oil scows the lower bay. Then The
spectacle presented OF the Street Department
rushing around the harbor looking for place to tow
their graceful scowa They down the shore
oil Staten Island and kindly offered to
oil in docks, but after few
days Of horrible stencil the inhabitants
Of the island naasse, and the department went
journeying again In quest OF place to lay its garbage
Tue next locality visited was up the Sound, but the
Of the people there were as sensitive as any
else and the nocturnal excursions OF the scows
stopped agatp. Little He'll Gate and the sunken
meadows next looked 10, but that required egis
latiye action; the department laid up the scows for
awhile and Pnilade pha and Boston 10 see II
they could and some garbage cremating machines.
HAPPY SOLUTION.
Mr.. Mclean, counsel OF tue Board. was finally d.
rected 10 confer with the Shore Inspectors and II pos
sible make some arrangement whereby the depart-
meut might return 10 the lower bay and the sea out
side. IL Yves conceded that If the scows could he
taken down certain distance with food tide. then
anchored ard with tho next Hood tide get out 10 sea,
IL would be possible 10 got the garbage lar enough out
before the sod to prevent us floating IN again To 10
this 1t would be necessary to obtain an anchorage
ground and the PERMISSION to anonor there. The
United States government was applied 10 ny MIR. NJ C.
Lean ON behalf Of the Board, and tho necessary per-
mission was Obtained to the Fort Hamilton uock
Yesterday Mr.. Mclean completed the arrangements
with the shore Inspector, and hereafter the garbage
II hoped will be successful tOwod out 10 never
to return. This arrangement Is believed by the
tnOrties to be a happy ending TO the g.roage war;
BARREN ISLAND LEASH.
At a meeting OF the sinking Fund Commissioners
yesterday Corporation Counsel Whitney sent In the
following communication as TO the Legal aspect OF the
Barren Island controversy -
"Your communlcal,on Of the 18th ut. enclosing copy
Of resolution OF the Commissioners OF the SINKING
Fund relative to Barren Island, received on the
10Th ut Shortly alter its receipt caused proceed
ngs to be instituted IN Kings county for the purpose
OF dspossessIng the essees Of the properly MessrS
George Y. Swift ana Andrew j. White and The unal
hearing set down Tor day before justice Of the
| peace OF the town OF Flatlands. have, however,
made arrangement with the lessees, when, under
ali the circun Stances will be best interests OF
the CITY, and which will reader II unnecessary TO con-
| tinue dispossess proceedings any further.
ST appears that the lessees, Messrs swift White,
have never been able, sincc the lease was made TO
them TO obtain actual possession OF that part OF the
island which belonged TO the city, and for that reason
they have been unwilling and have failed to pay the
instalmeuts OF rents as they became due.
sQUATrERs IN POSSESSION.
"The land be occupied by set of squatters
there ever since, ana who 1t seems, re.
fuse from tho island BY the terms OF sale the
essees PAID $50 on the making oil the lease which was
to be credited on nstalmont oil rent As they
never had possession OF the property. and as we
would be put undoubtedly TO considerable trouble trouble
ing tho squatters, IL seems hardly suitable that we
should hsse to spcs
OF %''" the e pSsss-- Andrew wiits-prO,
posed to mo that instead OF obtaining a
warrant from a justice, and dispossessing
them from property, that would be- perhaps as
no claim against the city Tor $50 paid by them
herein stated anu the city at he same time to
wave all claims Tor rents accruing under the lease
After careful corsideration I came TO tho CONCLUSION
that IL would be best Tor the interests oil all parties 10
accept IL; therefore advised the Comptroller TO can
Gel the lease This done. and at the Same time nm
Endorsement was made thereon by the essecs TO the
effect that they abandoned all claim against the CITY for
the $50 paid them, the city at the same time agree
et viii thus be seen that the CITY has full title
to the property, and shall, therefore, cause the pro
cecdines to dispossess essces be dscontn aed
IL will be recoIlected that the Sinking Fund Com
mission passed roSOlutIon some tlInc hlncc living
PERMISSION 10 the Police Department TO damp all
refuse matter from this city en- Barren Island Tho
Corporation Counsel Will In few days initiate pro-
ceedines to dispossess squatefs from this locality
DUMPING OK LONG ISLAND.
AT stated meeting of the Kings County Board OF
Supervisors yesterday afternoon a communication was
rece yea from the shore INSPECTOR Mr. Ferguson, in
which he asked authority TO employ men ana boats
| TO arrest persons found dumping garbage and dead
animals In the vicinity OF the Long Island shores He
stated that he had boon onoined by Judge Weservct
from resisting the New York authorities IN dumping
the garbage the bay and he also restrained from
ealing on the Brooklyn police 10 assist him. The
| subject referred TO the Law Committee.