New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-15
HEARING TIE DOCK DEPARTMENTs SIDE.
DUTIES PERFORMED by DOCK MASTERs-TEsTIMoNY
OF PRESIDENT STARK.

DUTIES PERFORMED by DOCK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF PR sIDLNT STARK.
The Senate Committee on Commerce ana
Navigation met yesterday at the Marisme Exchange.
President stark Of the Dock Commission testified that
rho r+iss Of The dock masters UncrOus than
those OF the corporation wharrngers had been Mheh
bs name of The oilc. was changed the salaries we're
raised from 81 200 81 800. He all not know hat the
harhor masters had failed 10 perform their dulles dn1hS
the mast wear In reply to The question whether the DOCK
Commissioners exercised authority not according 70 s"
he replied: We may, perhaps.' Some months before
the cock masters were ordered 70 make reports Of the
manner in which the duttes o; the harD0r masters
were performed the question asked OF
the Dock Cummis oners by the state suLhori-
ties whether the duties OF the har6or masters
could be performed by the DOCK depart
ment which was answered IN the aihfMsdNe
II was also asked whether the dock masters
had performed any harbOr ma er duties ana tho
snsw.r WAS "A large proportion" The dock masters
were Instructed IN do the work OF tue harboF asters
whenever they called upon There wae no question
that the law dll not prescribe that the hsrhcr Wr-
terri dulles should be performed by tie docB masters
They performed dutesn the present emergency be-
cause II was necessary that some one should do them he
ssrtrd that Harbor Master Allen had not properly per-
formed his duties
George W. wsnmaker testified that be was sppointed
k master on July 10. Previous 70 that time he had
~ en- wharhuger and formerly carpenter Tor the De
formed harbor masters' duties from May "a TO July
He had never made report 70 the harooT masters
he number OF vessels 10 which he had given Oer'ls
had berthed nearly al the vessels In the Sec
~ District, amounting 10 about nlty. The
were canal boats steamboats, and one bark Tnis
"a. The disrict OF Hsrb0r Master Huar' up TO January
/ Uarbur Master Barnnm IL now stationed tnfre Inc
the thice-iouiths Oi h1 o'rlilc-s
dav rhicu lasted from 10 D. III, since er std
hesn dock he Dad spent about three hnurS more
day on the front. On thursday hght lie perthe'
Iv1 canal boats whose captains applied to MN lie had
noue trouble Corporation Pier No AZ WIN FRANK REQ.
nond who ftid he ac1ng hIDOr inaStF1nut
he was not haTbOr master lie did not know OF any mar
nor master VINO mad refused ~ do his duly MOI over
sIty transient vessels bad In In hs district since
NAV "a Most the piers IN his district were Ie@ed py
at~amsnp companies aud Oer, aud with those piers ne
had nothing tO do -.
several dock appointed on July 10 were thet
sworn resardug the number OF vessels 10 WINCH 'neJ hdu
given rths since their appointment. -,
Alfred b. snow, OF snow x Burgess sLippius ueI'h
,o nrty vaars tsstted that he applied IA Dockaster
TuompSop only once about three wees@ ago. 10 octh
vessel He Thought at the time thst ne Nss h.rpoE
rnater Francis w. HOughtOp, recrety OF tho hariuue
Assocatton testified that Ihe marine arrivals AZ s port
tror, Iunp / 1889 to March l. 1854 were lS,Ul2 ot
the-e bOl wer, from domestic ports and 40'l rom
,Ie'n ,,ort. canal Doa,a were not included Chester
Coe Tam the Port testified that HThoI Master
Burns had perform duty about one week before
senator Herman requested that shipping merchants
renor, Ia the committee any aOurs IN the Health Dus,
Quarantine and immigration Departments
TO INVESTIGATE OLEOMARGARlNE.
The Senate Committee on Public Health will
,o.r, m into the allie ed Illegal uanusge-