New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-24
LOCAL. MISCELLANY.
PHASES OF THE CARRIAGE TROUBLE.

PHASES Or TIE ihO'p'''<'
CONFERENCES BETWEEN Tur SHORE INSPECTOR AND
I TIN MAYoR-COMrLAlNT FROM BATH AND
GRAvkSEND BAY.
Shore Inspector Hopkins is still actively engaged
IN irving TO solve his troublesome problem about
The garbage Yesterday afternoon he caii%t ~ lne
MAYORS office and had conicrclce WIN na!"i
i'corer' / asked the Mayor" said Mr. Hopkins to
n TRIBUNE reporter after the conference IL u wac
OF possible for the Street Cleaning bureau 10 oG
tain the additional money which II is ciaihcu S
needed. Hetold me that $4,000 more than inc
regular amount had been gwen 10 the pnrtau uui
ing the past year for the m ,o sSpSs Money i" could
he appropriated to the department uu'i h'A' Dc-
cember." :..,;, /, so,,o ot,or
mannerf" | asked. adding Suppose some accident
should occur III their Work That woud make heces-
sary immediate FUNDS =, , H.,
Transferring money from the accounts of some other
department told him thought that 5000 or
SIO 600 was all that would be required IN addition
70 make everything all right aud asked him # any
more money had been asked for by Captain VIII
Jams or the Police Commissioners Tor TINS purpose
Neither the Mayor nor Deputy Controller Storrs,
whom saw aiterward, knew of any such request
They added that no more money would oe glSch 10
the the % ocsrs ConIrocT Kelly was out when
called but intend TO see HIM about tue mater Al
is the departments pace to suggest remedy ioi
the present evils but they do lot seem to see the
necessary of taking any steps in the matter. am
doing what can sebout IT. l am confident mat
Captain Williams has not violated the permits since
August Is or 10"
Can YOU not withhold permits when the wind is
Unfayorable T. - oo;,,, 20 no 70
morrow ? The permits are made out and delivered
the day previous 10 their being used. By the time
they are used the wind may nave chahged com,
pletely. Often. on the other hand. south wind
prevails for week. What condition would New
York be III if did not grant permit Tor TINS iength
OF time y 49,, .>;.;,a
nroof that the garbage dumped by the city scows
was carried to Manhattan Beach he was following
L.. tIna fha
rcfnse dumped from the scows. hese are old wine
md bcer bottles tightly corked. and each cont aims
tie following, written by Mr.. Hopkins. on square
ThIs bottle IS thrown overheard among the garbage
Dumped the day of August, 1880 TO test the prevail
ing winds and tides. Any person HIDING II Will INFORM
Francis Honkins. Shore Inspector. at Fort Hamilton
Kings County N Y, with particulars OF It's surround
,ngs and inciosing to him tins paper
Six bottles each containing copy Of the above.
were thrown out on August 20, but none of them
have as yet been heard from by Mr., Hopkins.
IF these come ashore he SAID. at Manhattan
Beach we stall have positive proof. Il don't see
how we are 10 get proof any other way"
In was high tide at Sandy Hook at 90 q. m.
YESTERDAY. According 10 the new permits the dump
ing should have been finished by about D. M; AZ
seven empty scows were seen returning through the
Narrows at $40 p. H., by Mr.. Hopklnss men, II Is
Thought that the dumping done yesterday
within the Proper limits of the permit
Tue residents of Bath, Gravesend. Locnst Grove
and ,eighborIug places on Long Island ana racing
Grayesend Bay, are becoming much aroused upon
the subject OF garbage a1d Yesterday II was stated
that Indignation meeting WOuil ny tllt>c
nenple some evening this week TO discuss the snb
ject 1t is claimed that the beach of Gavesend Bay
has been ruined a bathing beach by the garbage
which comes in upon tine tide whenever the dump
ing is done and that large quaint les OF refuse fails
from the scows INTO the water there, on occount OF
Their being greatly overloaded. The practice OF
auchoiiug the loaded scOws In the bay when
there on delays, over Sunday, is com
plaiued of especially, AS the odors from the
loads are driven over to the houses on the
bay. c. l.. Recknagel OF No. 40 Bcaver-st.,
who Is an old business man OF tIis city, aud who
has lived in Bath for tweuty-seven years was very
indignant upon the subject yesterday. lie SAID to
TRIBUNE reporter:
During all the lime that have lived III Bath
have gone in bathing on the beach regularly every
morning until this dumping began. Now the beach
is Ia sucn a condition. owing 10 TINS refuse that our
bathing has mad to be gwen up The scOws are an
chored there on sunday, and ale invariably over
loaded consequently large quantities of the refuse
either drop oil or are blown overheard, aud the
odors from the loads intolerabe. Why i don't
value my place nearly much us did on tins very
account. Mr. Hopkins assured us that il was only
temporary this auchoring the scovs IN ont OF our
doors, but II Is still done. here were several ioadco
scoUs there all YESTERDAY"