The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-21

spirited officer would have been sufficient to arrest
and convict all offenders. dead animal and ''other
putrid offensive matter and the refuse from the
Street Cleaning Department. consisting of dccaycd
vegetables, dead animals, rubbish and filth OF every
description continue to be deposited in the bay.
Mr. Ferguson permit to the Police Comm issionors,
1t is said. allowed them to dump this garbage at the
east bank, distance of only half mile from Coney
Island point At leass this is the spo. at which the
garbage usually unloadei.
APPOINTMENT OF SHORE INSPECTOR HOPKINS.
This state OF affairs continued throughout Inspec
tor Ferguson's of Office. and in 1878 Governor
Robinson appointed Mr.. Francis Hopkins Us shore
Inspector. This gentleman is old resident of Fort
Hamilton and formerly the representative of that
township In the Kings county Board of Supervisors.
After examining into the relations of his Office and
those of the Board of Police Commissioners OF this
city he held u consultation with them. The result
was a visit of the Shore Inspector, accompanied by
several of the Commissioners. to the bay IN
steamer. The system of tides and currents. with
their different effects was explained to the Commits
sioncrs by Mr.. Hopkins and tho wrong OF dump
ing close to land was declared by him and con-
ccdcd by them. Buoy No. was designated as tho
place where all garbage deposits were TO he made
thcrcai ter. permit was then issued allowing the
scows to proceed to the vicinity OF tho buoy and
dump on tile cDb tide. Ihe following IL copy OF
the present permit
(Buican OF street Geanngj the city OF New York
tow by steam scows the contcuts Of which 10 be
dumped into tho the ebb tide. not less than three
90 miles south OF buoy number sixteen (l0.
buoy number four 90 east channels the to be In
char OF police officer THIS permit TO he In force for
month from this date or until further notice
FRANCIS HOPKINS, Shore Inspector
The original permit subsequently renewed
and the language altered as TO make 1t valid until
revoked The designation OF buoy No. as limit
for dumping had q tendency to abato the nuisanccs,
aud the general complaints subsidcd temporarily.
During last winter very few complaints made.
This was mainly due to the fact that the and bay
shores were deserted and the cold weather rendered
all matter nodorous.
At the beginning of Inspector Hopkins term of
Office Kings county appropriated S2,UOOper annum
10 provide him with all efficient corps of men to
patrol tho shores of Long Island bordering New
York bay. Six men were einpoyed in this service.
They patrol the beach from bay Ridge TO the east
end of Coney Island, distance of thirteen
miles Zach pat, OILS two miles of the shore line,
and his duty is to discover and remove bury all
carrion and dead animals which may DO washed
ashore by the tide.
1hc mon promptly set TO work early this
spring according TO custom and the waters edge
rendered partially clean. About the early part of
June the garbage nuisance again commenced Then
Il became an open question M to whether the Office
OF shore Inspector was not snocuro
INVESTIGATION HERALD.
The HERALD has repeatedly called the attention of
the public tho Nth and that constantly
noating about in the vicinity OF Fort Hamilton,
Ccnoy Island Staten lslaud aud oven In tho East aud