New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-21
DUMPING GARBAGE AND ASHES.

ACTION OF THE POLICE AND PILOT COMMISSIONERS.
At the meeting of the Police Board yesterday the
question now, when and where the refuse of this
city should be dumped iii the bay, so that II would
do no Injury to the Coney Island beach, was dis
cussed at length Captain Williams was asked 10
state what could be done to end the trouble. He
replied that the matter was easy enough; the
difficulty lay simply in mIsaDprehenslon on the
part OF Mr.. COrblD, of the Manhattan Beach
Company. as TO the proper time to dump the
garbage. Mr.. Corbin insisted that the dumping
must be done at high water at SANDY hook, and no
later "The fact is" said Captain Williams, that
for two hours after high water at that point the
tide in still, and carries oil we dump direct to
Manhattan Beach. This he will not believe. New
ertheless it is a fact. If we obey his injunctions
his beach is polluted; we cannot dump at any other
time. and so he literally stops our work"
The captain recommended dumping at the turn OF
the tide, Just as the ebb begins, as the only good
and feasible plan; but if the men on his scows under
took to do this, he said, they were arrested forth
ali day. Mr. Corbin had even posted notices at the
dumps offering reward of $500 for the arrest OF
any one found dumping garbage within twenty-five
miles of the Coaey Island beach.
Oh, WE'LL" broke in Commissioner Nichols
"that is Mr.. COrbin's law, and don't bother us
Commissioner Mason proposed that Captain Will
liaIns who guaranteed to do away with all abuses
and complaints if allowed to act on his owpJudg.
ment, be permitted TO have his way Tor week ana
be protected III the execution OF his duties during
that time. The Board agreed TO this. Captain
Williams remarked that no one would be found
arresting him on his own boats .,...-..
At the meeting of the Pilot commissioners, yes
terday, Captain Conway reported that the Coast
Wrecklng Company had begun removing the wreck
OF the steamer CRY of NewYork. He also reported
that he had been informed that ashes had been
thrown from the st amer Kill Won Kull into the
slip The steamer Titan was fined 800 for throw
ing ashes INTO the harbor aud the Idlewild $50 for
the same offence. X. Cornell White and several OF
the employees of the Grand Republic were
present to answer the charge that asnes
were thrown from that steamer into the
harbor. The affidavit of James C. Church
was read. which stated that he saw ashes thrown
from the Grand Republic July II, at Fort
Lafayette. aud Inspector Conway stated that he
had seen the same thing at the same place on July
8. Samuel c. Wise, the engineer stated that he
had instructions from Mr.. White not to throw any
ashes out Of the steamer until they had passed the
iron pier E. Eastment the fireman. said
that he had thrown any ashes out
until after they had passed this pier, and the
several fremen corrobOrated the statement In the
case of the steamer Brandon, charged with throw
ing ashes into the river between Thirteenth and
Fortysixth-sts, T.. w. Benton, the owner said tnat
he did not think the charge was true; he thought
that it had been made by discharged employe. A
resolution adopted stating that IN the opinion
Of tho Board the channel to be kept clean between
Governors Isard and Quarantine should be from
hTee-eighths TO one-half mile wide.