New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-28
PES7IFEROUS SMELLS.

| THE HUNTERS POINT NUISANCE UNABATED
| NO RESULT FROM TIE ACTION OF THE STATE
| BOARD OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO SHIFT THE
| RESPONSIBILITY
Complaints continue to be made by persons
living on the East Side of the city in regard TO the vile
and unhealthy smells that emanate from Hunters Point
TRIBUNE reporter sent to see what foundation
there Is for these complaints and 10 find what action
has been taken TO abate the alleged nusances. District
Attorney Catn, OF Brooklyn said that he had nothing
TO do with nusances in Queens County "And II
they in Brooklyn" he added az could do nothing
in the premises until some reputable citizen should
bring 1t before officially. / am not detective
and 1t is not my duty 10 hunt mp violations
of the law but shall he happy do all 10
abate any nuances that there may be in Kings County,
when know of them"
DIR. J. II. Raymond, the head Of the Brooklyn Health
Department, when spoken TO the subject, said
" There nusances such you refer TO in Kings
County Go TO Long Island City you want 10 find
them We know duty and think we do It; and
II there any bad smells within the limits Of Brook
Ign we should certainly proceed against them"
BIT it Is said that there factories that emit
foul smells within the limits Of Kings County"
1--WE have never heard Of such establishments yon
Board of Long Island City, TO make yOur investigations"
The reporter did 30, and Immediately on bis arrival
was met by powerful and sickening odor unlike any
what smell is that 2" be asked man on the street
" Oh that X only the oil reincTps don't mind that
much but you ought 70 be here when the wind blows
from the Blssville and Greenpon hone BOILING estab
liSbmens. Then you'd get q smell worth talking about.
But we've got used to II now and don't mind II much
Guess Won must have come from the country, where
they don't have no smells well you'll get used to
them If yOu stay here long"
Richard Armstrong president Of the Long Island CITY
Board OF Health called upon and he asked:
" Mr. Arnstrong, what have you to say about the al
legged Hunters Point nuisances :"
=" There are none they all in Greenpoint.
Newtown Creek, in Kings County and youl have to go
to Brooklyn to find ont about them"
d." But have been TO Brooklyn and they tell me that
the foul smells all on this side Of the creek and con-
sequently I'm your jurisdiction"
"Wcll say II ia just the other wav There used 70
be some bad smells here mainly rom the standard Am
MONA works, Dnt they have moved away No there Is
no bad smell here now and we have received no com.
plant for year past # there were any such thing az
You speak Of why don't some Of or citizens come for
ward and make n complaint"
Not having anything 10 10 this the reporter took
his leave. Henry g. Ansble, wel-known citizen OF
Long Island City, but not ofcehoder asked for
his opinion on the subject. have been said he, an
nhabant % this p re for the laet twenty seven years
and ought to know something about tue Hunters POINT
victims 70 these smells They are the vilest, the
foues and most pestient odors that man could devise
nothing like a. bad rs they have been in years pest.
some OF the worst OF them have been abated For In
stance. they used to dump all the manure that comes
from NewYork wharyes, and let IL lie there uni5
became rocking, when il didn't SHIT the railroad company
transport it at YOd can imagine how pleasant
that would he in summer Bnt that Is stopped now.
Then the oil refnercs nuisances are somewhat a9ated
There Is an indescriDaDly vile refuse from petroleum,
rirr w. WSre driven wild aoout IT, bur Professor Ma
SON OF the Troy Polytechnic Institute employed By
inc oil companics to devise do away with
that and they burn 1t now, believe AT any rate We
don't smell il. Perhaps we ought 10 DE thahKlu iOr
these Improvements; but It Is bal enough even now"
What do you suffer most from now ~
" Wen. stand the oil retntr1es pretty WelL
But the crying nusances AT present the sperphos
phae aud bone-hOiing Establishments OF Blshvlle ana
Grcenpoint." . ,..,
are no such establishments in Kings County, but tla5
they are all on this side Of The creek
Then you that they are Ignorant OF the tfuH;
and give my name authority. am WlIllng'H
need swear before court that GreenpOlnt mas
M least hafa-dozen yllesmeling establishments Not
factory of Reed Co., in Greenpoht:
which is as bad ANY thing j know or
in the way of smells Ii il perfectly absurd Ior the
BrOOklyn people talk in that way II Is notorious ib
and il is very curious thing that the members OF tho
Brooklyn Health Department are so ignorant Lst 'non
come to me and III open their eyes to their duty
What about BlissVille = ,
Blssyie is also centre or the super-pnOSphhte aut
bone-boiling business, and when the wind comes from
quarter the air is perfectly sckening The bones
themselves bad enough, but the chemicals with
which them worse. II Is disgrace that
such nuisances should be allowed 10 exist III any CIVIL
iZcd community, and get angry when think OF H. But
what can do The state Board OF Health, especially
DR.. Delafeld DR.. Harris and Erastus brooks,
came here some time ago. But tnlnK very niue
resulted from IL. Anyhow we have got the smells YET
TO show how hard Is to do anything, our Board OF
Health about year ago enioned by Judge GllDert
from proceeding against the standard Ammonia WORKS,
and the Injunction made perpetual THAT'S the way
Things are dOne a-her not done Perhaps there u
sort Of NEGATIVE comfort in the thought that we lngnb
be worse; out I'm suffolk County there Is a hrm Whlch
catches immense numbers OF menhaten and mossDunK.
ers aud lets them make manure. Let Us bc glad
that they not at Hunters Point