New-York tribune., 1883-06-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
MEETING OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
srpoRrs OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES ON PILorAGE AND
yurs or IADING.


m. c,houher of Commerce held meeting yester-
A.y % afternoon and then adjourned until october
William II Fogg, the second vice-pIesldent, pre-
sided The Ps9nS DE cordova John
3 Dnmont Charles f. Pamatis, Louis Schrleper
and William H. B. Totten: The commissioned oheers
ri Forts Sumter and Pickens who were AWARDED
bronne medals in 1861 for their fidelity to the Ma
fion, were authorized at their option 10 nave 'no
medals reproduced in gold c,, No.,
Charles 8. Smith, Chairman Of tho Special COM com
mittee on Pilotage read report which was adopted.
Referring 10 the bill for the reduction OF plio,age
fees which passed the Assembly and was kliie9 , IN
fhe Senate the report stated that in view OF the
dcnlties that have frustrated all efforts 10 reform
The pllotage systern by the State Government the
shipping interest s becoming ncnoa ofas 70 b to
that effect having been introduced at ine ias. -
session Of Congress The Committec said that ~
was not prepared to recommend that ine Cnanpe. 0t
added: .s,,on ,our commi,teo feel
bound to call for energetic action In the matter
on the part of Pilot Commissioners who your com,
se Soh tSs sae aw has acea at
posa They cannot alter the potage ices pu. ,hey
Of boats and Of pilots and by the exercise Of tha. DIS
cretonary power they can remove tne n a. fee, trom
that has hitherto prevented that reduction VI ieo
being sanctioned by the Legislature III, ,h.r NJ
Ii is welLknOwn fact that consderaDie orta al
v se earppss Of their active colleagues by the dv
dends on shares they own In tne o9a's ,S nes,a
dends according to the statements made 10 tne Lesis
tare BY the pilots exceed in each ana sSSTy
year the total value OF the boats iew % S ~ nos Who
from the pature OF their Calling can never pe &
together or into contact WIN sne se Iessare and d
rect their action In politics. their expenses are
from u1d raised @ Sy Is rendered TO any one
Your committee consider it not only to be within the
Withdraw the licences from all pilots that are not reg-
larly engaged In doing service Your COMMITTEES are
further convinced the time has come for
and encouraging the Of steam in the pilot service
and that present body OF pilots by their
feited ali claim to any delay OF this new depart
ure the ground OF injury 10 tne interests 'esteu "
their present sailing poats
The following resolution was also adopted:
Bss,lred. That the Board Of Pilot Commissioners be,
aud they are hereby requested, and the members ap-
pointed by this Chamber be- aad they are nepeoy n
actually engaged In service for at least eleven
months IN the yer ana Of 70 fO steam blot boats or
service at port and take all necessary steps 10
have such steam pilot boats properly manned ana
fitted out.
Mr. Smith said that there were 228 Sandy Hook
pilots who each paid $40 month for purpose,
sand by one of their members Ito take care OF legs-
laton at Albany" lie also spoke III iaVor VI lne
The Special Committee on Bills of Lading also
made report, which was adopted. 1t called atten-
ton to the multiOrm bills OF adlng now IN use wnc
were said to be tantamount to giving the owner OF
merchandise obligations on the part OF the snip 10
perform anything, and in nearly all the bills the
risks excepted and the conditions imposed are such
that the merchant who nsures his goods hnds that
he is not insured against the exceptions and condi
lions of the bill of la1ing that he receives
The committee continued as follows:
We are in conference with other similar committees Of
other bodies and deem that II VIII best meet your
wishes take such action and to endeavor devise
which will be best adapted TO the requirements OF
commerce as it now exists. Until this desirable result
can be obtained suggest that shippers may be pro-
teced In their rights In the following mauner: BY ac-
cepting these Objectionable bills OF ading only under
protest, and thereby efectualy nmlfy the
to receive bills Of sding containing improper conditions
and according to decisions OF american ursts may hoid
shippers such bills of ladins as custom ana law IN th'
country dictate
TRAVEL ON THE BRIDGE DECREASING.
There were even fewer people on the Bridge
during the earlier part of Yesterday than on the day
before The intense heat of Tuesday and Wednes-
day had turned their thoughts in cooler directions
Up to noon the sun beat down pitiessly on the un-
protected structure, and the toii-takers at the
BROOKLYN end complained that their boxes were
sitting. The towers were Oases OF shade, and the
languld policemen themselves sought the coolest
places they could find and left the comparatively
lew travellers to go their way unmoested. state
ment had been made that several of the Bridge
policemen were prostra;ed by the heat on Wednes-
was true. No." he said, " there were none of us
sunstruck. but good many got bad headaches;
What have they done to protect us from The heat
Why nothing of course; what could they do If a
man can't stand it he can quit. That's about the
size OF it," Another policeman said: 1t
was tough work yesterday, tell you. There was no
of the men went at noon, and had 10 go at .
o'clock"
wooden shed has been put up at each tower, and
buckets OF ice-water Kept there. " Is this ar
rangement for the beneht or the poiicemenT" was
asked.
answer but it for the benefit of ladies who
are faint taken suddenly Ill from the heat and
Have you had many such cases yesterday or to-
"None at all that know Of"
Superintendent Martin said, when asked what pre-
cautions had been taken in of sunstroke the
Bridge: I'VE shall keep siretcher at each of the
towers and also at each of the approaches Tie
patrolmen will be drilled 80 that in case of sun
will be able to act promptly and efficiently. in ac-
cordance with instructions from the Board OF
Health, for which have already written"
To prevent slipping the steps in future, CORFU
gated rubber has been put down.
INVESTIGATING THE COUPON FRAUDS.
The Committee of the Board of Aldermen ap-
nointed to investigate the coupon frauds in the
Finance Department began its work yesterday.
Alderman Cochrane chairman. and Aldermen Grant
end Wells were present. The first person examined
was William T.. Emmett, the clerk in the Controllers
Office who discharged for failing to cancel the
coupons after they were paid: In regard TO the
mons found in the desk of William Is. Carroll after
his death, Mr.. Emmett SAID that they were in pack
ages labelled with tickets giving the numbers cor
responding with those on the schedules and Of re-
ceipts given 10 the persons who presented the cou
Stock and bond clerk, Mr.. Johnson that the con-
pons and schedules had been compared and were all
right He then gave the coupons the second cancel
lation. He could not say that any of them had
passed through his hands before. In regard TO bis
failure TO cancel coupons when he paid them, he
said he knew of no instance of the kind.
MIR Emmets theory OF the frauds was that Car.
roll had substituted counterfeit coupons for use in
the Office and sold the genuine ones. That was the
only way, he thought III which two payments
coud be made on the numbered coupon
within three days, for it generally took four or five
days to pay a coupon. After they had been paid
Carroll could easily have destroyed the counterfeit
coupon 1t was true, however, that If coupons did
not receive the second cancellation when paid thai
they mi ght have been used again. The witness sand
that il was his duty merely 10 that the Who'll,
amount Of the coupons cOrresponded with the sun
called for in the warrant and not detec: counter
feits.
Francis Forester, another discharged clerk an(
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