The evening world., 1894-10-03
REFUSE IN THE DOCKS.
Tons of Garbage Illegally Dumped
in the River and Bay.
The Barney Company's Green Hands
Can't Handle Patent bumpers.
Criminal Proceedings May Result,
Under the New Law.

It became known to-day that owing to
the inexperience OF men employed by the
Barney Dumping Company. tons Of gar
bage have been dumped into the East
River at the decks where the refuse is
loaded into the scows and sent to sea.
Since the strike of the scow captains
the Barney people have been Obliged to
employ green hands. The new men, not
being familiar with the automatic dump
ers, have. in many cases. failed to close
them properly, and when they are about
half filed the weight of the refuse forces
them open, depositng the contents of
the scows In the dock.
In one case a bumper which was al
most filled, opened in the dock. and 800
tons Of garbage were deposited In the
slip. Men in boats were employed to
take up the matter that foated to the
surface but the services of wreckinS
company were employed to remove the
filth that sank to the bottom.
1t is said that this operation was re-
peated at other docks and in another
case a scow which had put out to sea
opened when off Fort Hamilton and tons
of city refuse found a resting place in
the main ship channel
Since this occurrence, United states
Harbor Supervisor Delehanty has pro-
hibited the employment of such of the
automatic bumpers as were not in good
working order.
The same bumper, No. Il, which
dropped its 800 tons In the slip at East
loaded at the foot of West Canal street
this morning. When about one-fOurth
loaded II was discovered that the bumper
was beginning to open, and when the
gap was about three inches wide orders
were given 10 discontinue loading.
The same state OF affairs prevails at
Rutgers street. and, with slight Taria-
tions. at Stanton street and the other
piers where bumpers are tied up.
The negligence which Is responsible for
such an alarming condition Is s2ushi to
Commissioner Andrews on the score
of the Barney Dumping Company 5
captains strike. This strike
was brought about by the action
wages OF the dumping-scow captains
from SIS to. Sl2 per week The thirteen
captains who struck afford the Blrney
Dumping Company an opportunity 10
Everywhere on the east and west
sides OF the. city are mounds of filth,
Lmburger cheese to the mephitic, mag.
got-breeding, decayed offal whitfs that
come from slaughter-houscs. Annual
ly $2,5co,oo0 are appropriated to enable
the city clean. This vast sum is found
to be insufficient to accomplish the
work.
At Commissioner Andrewss Office
nothing of all this seems to be known.
Assistant Chief Power. of the Final Dis
position Department, says that all the
bumpers. with one execution, are IN
excellent condition, and that nine OF
them are now loaded and ready to 20 10
sea. He evidently derives his ipforma-
ton directly from the barney Dumping
fs.. tlNs Hoo ..N lata
Germ, 3l9 Broadway; an Evening World
reporter was told this morning tina
there is no truth in the statement tina
any of the bumpers are out of order, 81
that any of them have dropped thei
refuse.
II is said by several private contract
ors for the removal of refuse that the
action of the Barney Dumping Company
seems strongly to indicate that 1t Is try
ing to compel the city to purchase it'
plant and patent.
one Of these men to an ''Evening World
reporter to-day. and all ne bumpers
are In such q rickety condition that
in all probability. they will not last a.
to be no other reason why. the Barne!
Dumping Company should have prcciri
tated the present strike than to get rit
OF Its OUTFIT. The 500 II week is too
paltry a sum, when compared with tn
company's earnings to make II credible
that 1t would stand out against tn
strikers demands on tnat ground alone
"It.certainly cannot be-" says one Citi
. zen. that win 81 100000 at his comman
STRENGTHENING commissioner woul
have to stand by and see the street
heaped up and the docks and rivers an
harbors filled In with foul refuse simpl
because thirteen scow captains hay
struck for better pay. There must b
something else behind 1t all"
Owing to the tie-up of so many dunn
ers, private contractors, who are pal
by hotels and restaurants to remov
refuse, are unable to dispose of the load
OF garbage that have accumulated. Yes
terday there were forty loaded carts a
the foot of Canal street waiting 70
disposition. Supt John q. Birmingham
would not allow these carts to be dumpe
into the scows
At Supervisor Delehanty's office II
=" Evening World" reporter was toll
that 1t was more than likely that erin
inal proceedings would be institute
against the Barney Dumping Compan,
under the new law, which makes II in
pcssible for the Company to Justify II
Violations on the heretofore very con
mon plea OF accident" Besides,
fine or imprisonment or both, whiC
may result. from such proceedings. 1t
also probable that a civil suit Will |
Instituted for damage done to the ha
Der.