The evening world., 1894-09-21
DUMP|NG SCOWS DISABLED.
Barney Company Further Ham
pered In the Garbage Tie-Up.
Lively Hustling to Fill the Places
of Strikers To- Day.

The garbage tie-up continued to-day
with but little relief and the confusion
that has prevailed in the Street Clean
ing Department since the strike of the
Barney boat captains and mates was
apparent IA. al the dumping grounds.
Matters were made worse, If possible,
by the disabling Of several of the Bar
ney boats. II was discovered that parts
Of the large iron wheels used In dump
ing the loads when at sea were missing,
and several Of the boats now lying at
anchor in Gravesend Bay, at the stake
boat, were practically useless for the
present, 1t being impossible to dump
the loads now on the boats.
President Booth, of the Barney Com
pany. was endcavoring to find dupl-
Gates Of the missing wheels to-day, and
said that some persons had thrown the
missing parts overheard. The boats in
Gravesend Bay will have to remain
there with their loads until the damage
can be repaired.
There are eight other Barney boats
besides those mentioned. one being at
the foot of Stanton street, East River.
another at the foot OF East Seventeenth
street. and two at the foot Of Canal
street North River. two at the foot of
West Nineteenth street and two at the
These eight boats were loaded, and
gg were alongside of them ready to
tC W them ont to sea as soon as new
men were put on board of the scows
by the new Superintendent Of the Bar
ney Company.
Capt. Webb was flying about town
and the dumping docks In quest of new
hands TO tPkn the strikers places and
arranging to send out some who had been
employed TIe new hands are 10 be in
structed as the boats are being towed
down the bay.
Policemen were at the docks where
the Barney boats were lying. but only
the pickets of the striking captains and
mates were. near, and they remained at
"A respectful distance, watching the eff
forts OF the Barney officers.
Supt. Buchler, who has charge OF the
city scows. was hustling about this
forenoon to get out the twenty-three
docks He said he had sent out nine
scows. and would have nine more ON
the way this afternoon.
Mr. Buchler said these scows would
only partially relieve the blockade at
the dumps. The thirteen big sCows OF
the Barney Company made n great diff
ference he said, In the work of removing
the garbage, and until they were prop
erly manned and sent to sea, the tie-up
would continue and the Department
would be greatly embarrassed.
In the mean time all the garbage carts
cannot be unloaded. Three or four hun
dre1 of them were standing about the
dumping stations to-day, and the drivers
were compelled to remain idle and await
further developments before they could
be emp eyed.
Regarding the report that the Barney
Company was anxious to sell It's plant
to the city for SS5j 0)O and that thu rike
was a trick to force IA sac, the officers OF
the Company Indignantly denied 1t.
Nevertheless, 1t Is known that the Com
pany wanted to sell and Commissioned
Andrews recommended the city to buy
the score of economy. The Hoard of
Estimate and Apportionment does not
approve of the proposition.
The Barney Company declares Its in
tention not to settle with the strikers.