The evening world., 1894-07-02
PROTEST TO GILROY.
Committee Of Fifty Complains Of
the Riker's Island Nuisance.
To Consider the Question Of New
Dumping Grou.d.
MIR. Blacks Strong Letter to Gov.
Flower.

Mayor Gilroy received to-day the Com
mlttee Of Fifty who demand the aboli-
ton of the Rikcr's Island dumping
the Annexed District.
The Committee told the Mayor that
the dsinfectant had not improved the
condition of affairs. The stencil arts
ing from the decavcd garbage was as
bad AS ever.
The Mayor said he was anxious &c
have the nuisance abatcd, and would
do all in his power to have 1t stopped.
The city had been shut out from dump
ing scows a tsea by the United States
Government. The STRENGTHENING Com
missioner had to have some place to
deposite refuse material and Riker's
Island had been designated for that
purpose.
Tne Committee insisted that the city
must secure some other place. Riker's
Island was menace to the pubic
health.
mittee select subcommittee to confer
with him, Commissioner Andrews and
Lieut.. Delchanty. the United States
Harbor Master. The conference Will be
the question OF selecting another dump
ing ground will be considered then. The
sub.committee appointed by the COM
butts, Ernest Hall, Frank T. Oliver, G.
*. Alderman and Theodore Macy.
Pending the outcome of tom crrow' s
meeting, the Committee will defer going
before the Grand Jury to have Andrews
The Committee has also appealed to
Gov. Flower. The local Board OF Health
having failed to discover any smells or
evil effects from the Riker's Island
dump, the Committee asks the Governor
TO compel 1t 20 perform its duty. The
Committee makes public correspondence
George A. Black, with Gov, Flower.
In letter to the Governor Mr. Black
says:
As you will see by the letter of the Board OF
power to act. and also refers to the prior com
plants sent by 1t to the Densrtment Of Stree,
Cleaning, and the assurance that thorough dts
| infection would remove all source OF complaint.
This has not been done.
| Permit me to state that one OF the natural
| rights OF the people of the State Of New York
| is the right to breathe pure air in their homes.
| The rich can buy pure water imported from I'M
| contaminated sources, but no method has yet been
discovered for feeding the lungs on imported air.
That a necessity exists for disinfecting the cor.
| Of the city OF New York, in place where Its
| vile emanations can poison the air we have to
iMs Would Sf s"t be depart
mitted to so injure his neighbors. and the
feebleness OF tho Board Of Health in not pro-
| is dshonor to them. the laws they act
under We protect ourselves from the terror
| Of outside infections, while the Board OF Health
| supinely permits a worse source Of disease In
our midst.
How many lives must be sacrificed, how much
| suffering must be endured, before the public q
sleepy servants wake up to do their duty!
What influences are at work in the Street
| Cleaning Department which induces II know
ingly and silently to suffer such wrong! When
the cholera scare was in full swing. suggestions
| for destroying garbage we're under consideration
| and the necessity for such disposition recog-
nj ed, and Its dangerous unsuitableness for dump.
| ing on land admitted. and what was true then
In this respect is equally true to-day.
| VIII you need a catalogue OF deaths and suffer
Ing to set in motion the protective agencies
| whose action you controlf