New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

sur CITY To BE SUD FOR $4,000 DAMAGES AT
MsNuArrAN BEAcH--How the sCows ARE TO
BE WATCHED.
Notice of suit for $50, 900 damages by the Man
haitian Beach Improvement Company against the
city has been served on Controller Kelly. Inc law
requires thirty days notice OF such SUITS oeIoo wy
COMPLAINT can be served. The damages ior VICE., een
sustained, as claimed by the company, IN con-
sequence of the illegal dumping OF street ana dock
xeIuse of Manhattan Beach ana WITHIN ,ue ll.i'' :
presented by the Shore Inspector. The attorney oil
the company, it is said, has collected ample owl
dcnce of the violation OF the law py ,he cnn e.,
ployes and OF the damage to the Bathing Company
which is part of the Manhattan Beach Improve,
ment Company. Alidayits OF more th;ul nundied
guests at the hotel who witnessed the condition OF
fhe bathing ground covered with refuse thrown
from scows not more than a mile distant, have been
obtained. On some days the BOOKS SHOW a la'ilhs
eff from ordinary daily receipts of 5000, and tes-
t,mony has been obtained to show that it was the
direct consequence of the deposit of filth from Inc
scows. Hundreds of persons having put Oh BATH
ing snits have refused to enter the surf seeing
Its condition; and thousands who looked before on
tering the bath houses have openly declared they
would not battle in the water. The expense, TOO, OF
faklnv and remov ing the filth has been very great
On being asked if the suits had not been potihed
TO the Controller too early, ana IL 1uItner uauaa
of the company, replied that the nuisance mad Deeh
stopped since summary measures had Dcch taken 10
arrest the yIoators Of the law. We are no longer
fronbied on the beach now, he sad but 1t Is only
because we are constantly on the watch 10 arrest
offenders. We have chartered boat, as YOU Know,
board to make arrests, and on Monday we shall
close the contract Tor the purchase OF steamer to
patrol the bay the lookout for scows and steam
ers. going in aud coming out which dump at the
wrong time and inside the limits"
" Has it never been suggested to you." was asked,
that 1t wOud be cheaper 10 pay the men III charge
of scows to do their duty Il
Never ~ was the answer, with some vehemenoe.
81 will spend 800. 600 to break this up on my own
plan but not a penny otherwise. And i mean 10
pnt every peIson officer or nan, detected IN vloa-
lug this law III the penitentiary. no matter what
tue cost or who the man r. ey nave T nc an
by a man who was in position to delay my getting
our road through Brooklyn. He italy offered 10
get out for $1,000. He got out pretty quick
hut he got no money and nobody ever Will I'll at
way. = A., :o
ton now making proves favorable, IS large
steamer and she Will occasionally go AS far out TO
sea as the light-ship in her patrol duty. Officers
with full authority to arrest and persons instructed
as to the obtaining of legal evidence VIII he con
tinuay on board of her. The boat In present use
will follow out to sea- SO that the patroi VIII
How about the prosecution of the men ar
rested r. -. .
sorry for them individually, but there must be an
example made which will deter men. lgnorantly or
otherwise, from violating this law; am sure the
Kings County officials mean TO do their duty am
going 10 have convincing evidence IN every case,
and there won't be any let up if can help IT."
Others OF the company say s o,r oa ~
they will hereafter maintain regular patrol eacn
season aud protect their beach.
STREET CARS OR FREIGHT CARRIERS.
1t is commonly supposed that some regulation
exists among the various horse-car lines against
the trans portatOn of unwleldy boxes and bundles.
ON the third and Fourth-ave. routes notices are
nosted 10 that effect. Other lines exhibit the
ordinance of the Board of Health fOrbldding pas
senQers to carry seed clothing or dirty rags Not
witbstandIng this bundles of every description are
daily piled into the cars until they are made TO APP
pear designed for freight purposes. The platforms
front and rear, are frequently blocked up
iii ingress and egress become almost impossible
tJnwary passengers trip over hinge baskets placed
on the floor of the cars, and Sit down on bundles
that occupy the seats. One OF the lines where the
freight business hourshes TO Its fullest eXte is
that running to the Grand, Houston and Forty
second Street Ferries. car was noticed Ill our
tceuth-st. Saturday AFTERNOON, containing hiteen
messengers. On the rear platform stood white
washer with step-ladder, while his pail, contain
door A Hebrew entered the car with a huge bun
die of ciDthing fully three feet by Two Sit
ting down. he put the bundle on his k Pess,
ing his long nose the bale. he engaged IN
a quiet nap, while the bundle swayed backward
ard forward against the DelghDonng passengers:
On The same side was a man with big package OF
cigar boxes. Opposite was boy, occupying TWO
seats with two big bundles, while hail way down
The car sat n woman With another. A basket on the
front plat form and one or two small packages scat
tered around. still cIt some room for passengers. so
that any complaint would Doubtless nave appeared
TO the conductor highly unreasonable. III the nun
die nuisance increases however, as II appears likely
to increase il has been suggested that SPECIAL cars
he run for passengers and the others devoted to
freight.
TAKING THEM IN FOR CHARITYS' SAKE.
Andrew Weisebrod German mechanic, of No.
l42 Delancey-s ST. appeared on Saturday night at
the Tenth Precinct Police Station. and asked the
sergeant on duty if he would not send all officer TO
disorderly house, No. 115 Allen-st. Officer Dokel
was detailed for the purpose, and securing The gr
took her to the station The true CHARACTER of the
bonse having been made known, Officer Dokel with