New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
nno1 ROOMS FINALLY CLOSED.

M. ,ooi.rooms at Hunters Point were closed yes
<nrdav in compliance with the orders or Ihe Lons
island City Police COmsSonei sr fesnd Captain
SSi y.ster n great deal of trouble on "Wednesday
evening In answer TO the commissioner ~ 1uIR oord
Woyods SAID that he had received written orders
from the Mayor oountermandingit; he proauceSeo Ecu
the letter Of the Mayor and exhlDiIea ~ W ~
Comm,ssioner The latter at once nfcImeu W1 ss
that IL Inc did not obey the orders OF the DoaIe n
would be dismissed from the force Inc captahtl a
was given to understand that the ToT iay and S Nc
Garry subsequently visited Mayor DebeNoIsS g ~
his house at Bhssvle and told him that they mao a
inteIfered they would immediately resign: ITO e ha
csmmsSneTs after that statement Sopsn at They 9Ss
Civ Hail. and demanded TO see the OioetinS
in regard to the booksellers passed ~ ho Wora
of the Police Board on Monaayi f any snch resolu-
tion had been passed. After SOME shen to the
discovered the resolutions ana hanug%@ he made
~ sh;"t i an investigation by the Board Cap-
tain Woods stationed officers IN IonV VI "ii Sr
pooroOms Yesterday Atn %as made to transact
opv business and the propnetors an1 cierfNs ISnS
admitted that the game was up. !ho ~ H. nro
were not mOlestej, OUT IL IL s'aVN~ '
prjetofs will close them.
MEETING OF TIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The Chamber of Commerce yesterday held IT'S nrsi
meeting since IFS au1OuruultnL Ill d
summer vacation George W.. Lane pIesSiue;u, az" n
the attendance was unusually large, rIeu9j I;
Barry. Rowland n. Hazard Charles :. higgins
Hiram Hitchcock Henry ID. Manson anu IA t
Rhoades were elected members OF the CnalhoeI'
The special Committee on Pilotage Ofeseheu iesV III
tons that the nuInber OF boats eniployvu her of
licensed pilots should be reduced to enap!e tie W
lower their fees: and that the Pilot %
shonld he urged to take measures IOr lno
emnlovment of two or more steam plot-Doats.
MIR Smith SAID that the pilots WOua NOV le"4Io
their fees enough 10 satisfy the merchants. liI
added that il cost 80 per cent more 10 Dilhg Noeso
INTO this mort than into any other OF the WOilg ana
three times and half more than at LlNeIpoo" nc
committee he added, would seek Iehel I ~ tiio
excessive fees in Doth the State ana Nallohal LSBis
latures The merchants were OF one voice WIN ~
gard to the reduction of the fees the only Opposl-
non being o sn1 pnTS re WV WIS some difference of
opinion among The merchants with Iegaru 10 ny
use OF steam the service but the committee iolV
that il should have idlr tral. A NVto vas NJ ~
taken, Pilot commissioners Snow, hlhchoh anu l
Harding beng present. The only vote against 'H0
resolutions east by G. d. s. Irask. ooh,,ta
A. A. Low, George W. Lane, jackson >. Scnu41A
and John ID. Jones, the Building COMMITTEE, maue
a report IN regard to tho purchase OF INC ou 4 os1
Office site. The report stated that the Sham"cr hau
been eadeaVOring to secure tine site for ten years.
The law passed by The last Congress, aulnoII>Ins
the SAFE OF the site on OctOeeI 10, al PiloT i,Ue
less than $60OO0O, failed 10 recognize VIC oloili
advanced by the Chamber, on the ground OF equity
10 ouefth of the net proceeds OF the proposed SAFE
When in 1860 the Government was III qlest OF a
suitable location for the Post once upon e9hdlllon
that he church aud grounds in NaSsau-s. between
Liberty and CedaT-sts., should he purchased, the
merchants OF TINS city subscribed T0O,OOo tOwaIu
this object. the contributors TO tlat Iuuu alter
ward assigned 60 the Chamber whatever CLAIMS IN
eoai1y their various subscriptions gge them 10 tne
premises. The Chamber mad asked 10 DE peInIUteu
To buy the site for its original cost, nanleIy,
5000, 900 for he purpose of erecting modern IRE
proof building The report ad1ed that, having
failed to the passage OF law SATISFACTORY "
the Chamber It was deemed IneAleuienU 10 e 9I
into competition tor the with other buy erS Inc
report was adopted. pom the motion OF NJ Jones;
who SAID thaC II was becoming very necessary Inat
the Chamber should have greater tacllltles lOr
meeting a committee was appointed TO consider the
feasibility of renting rooms or building