The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-19
GARBAGE IN THE BAY.
QUESTION OF vERAcIrY BETWEEN CAPTAIN
GUNNER AND INSPECTOR CONWAY.

QUESTION OF vEHAcIrY BETWEEN CAPTAIN
GUNNER AND INSPECTOR CONWAY.
The Board Of Pilot Commissioners met yesterday,
President Ambrose Snow in the chair. communal
cation received from Captain Gunner. Of the
Street Cleaning Department. denying that the tug
boat Don Juan and the four scows she unloading
in the main ship channel on February we're in the
employ Of his bureau. The Captain stated
that tho Police Department. had severed
all connection with the tugboat tho
LIST Of February. Inspector Joseph Conway
sent in his report in which he maintained that the
police at tho place named by him In his
report of the 4th ult.. and that the Police Commits
sioners of New York the only parties employing
Italians on scows in the lowor bay. Moreover. ho
says has asccrtaned that the city OF Brooklyn has
no scows, neither does IL employ any, the street
swcepings being deposited in vacant lots; also that
Jersey City has no scows for any purpose, and that
the refuse of the city Is deposited vacant lots and
on the meadows for filling In purposes. Mr.. Conway
contendcd tina. the offences committed were charged
upon the proper parties
The Board decided to sond acopy of tho Inspectors
report tn the Police Commissioners.
Mr. Ambrose Snow, the president, acting for the
Board, sent letter yesterday to Mayor Cooper. in
compliance with that officials request. in relation TO
the deposit OF refuse .lnaeral in tho waters of tho
port In the letter explained the law under which
the Board acts in the matter and accompanying IL Is
copy OF bill drawn up by the counsel of the
Board. which Is intended ecctually to prevent
Assembly on February and referred to the Com
mittce on Cities In the letter the Board expresses
the opinion that the plan Of burning the refuse
teria is feasible so far the garbage In concerned
but after that the resduum and tho dredgiugs of
slips and shoals have TO be disposed of In the harbor
II is commended that there is great necessity for
thoroughly organized plan for the disposition OF all
matter that cannot be used for filling in pur-
poses and the Board thinks that the only
way to have 1t done properly IL for tho
authorities of the city to to be constructed
iron hopper barges, which could be operated by their
own steam power, of proper capacity and seaworthi
ness. to carry the materials well out to and de-
post them in deep water. Mr. Snow states, as he
has been informed. that plans of such barges have
been submitted to the Street Cleaning Department,
ana that although approved by its members, no
movement has been made to construct them. The
Board informs the Mayor that 1t proposes to frame
bill authorizing the city to make an appropriation
for building these hopper barges and estimates that
the cost OF constructing six OF them would be $500 OO0
At the time the street Cleaning Bureau will not
have to hire tugboats scows to employ the
present army of scavengcrs The Board, in conclu-
sion asks Mayor Coopers cooperation In tho matter.
communication, signed by los resident owners.
masters of vessels and maritime citizens of the north
shore of Staten Island, read, pctitioning the
board to stop parties engaged in deepening the slips
Mt Elzabethport, N. j. from dumping mud in the
channel Of Staten Island Sound The petitioners
complain of the obstruction to the navigation of the
channel, which they say is naturally narrow and in
some places very shallow. They claim that vast
trade is annually carried on through this channel
aud that, IL the dumping continues the $50.VO ex-