The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-26
HOT AFTER ANDREWS.
College Point Residents Will Ask
for His Indictment.
Charged with the Shocking Nui-
sances at Riker's Island.
Street, Cleaning Commissioner in q
Bad Light.

Residents Of College Point ana along
the shore Of other places near Riker's
Island have taken steps to secure the
indictment of STRENGTHENING Commits
4. sioner Andrews and the officials in
charge Of the Rikers Island dump for
maintaining a nuisance.
Riker's Island is the dumping ground
Tor the citys ashes and garbage. The
people Of College Point complain that
the refuse material is carelessly I'M
loaded and spilled in the water which
carries II inshore. where the offal testers
in the sur. g"eates bad smells and may
sbreed disease. The whole shore near
College Point is said to be Uttered with
the dirt gathered from New Yorks
streets.
The same complaint was made by the
residents along the shore of the other
end OF Long Island. when the garbage
was supposed to be carried out to sea
Contractors found 1t more convenient
to dump their scows in the bay. heed
less of the protests of the cottagers
at Aryerne-by-the-S who found the
shore Uttered with dead cats and dogs
that had difted inland. This practice
Of dumping ashes and garbage in the
bay also put the United States Coy
= eminent to the expense of having the
When the city secured Riker's Island 1t
was thought this nuisance would be
done away with. The United. States
Government ceded certain lands under
the water-line. which was sklrted by
cribwork within which the street-sweep-
ings, ashes and garbage were to be de-
posted. 1t was considered a cheaper
and more expeditions method OF dis.
70 transport 1t to Rikers Island. and
at the same time! it was thought closer
dumping, which is done under the super
intendence of the city's inspectors. 1t
appears, however. according to the ,ndig-
nant Long Islanders. that due ca Is
guilty Of gross negligence.
Point last night it was decided to EN-
cutting the New York City otficials.
. Repeated complaints were made to
Commissioner Andrews. who says he Will
pave a disinfecting plant In operation
dumped at Riker's Island will be, thor
oughly cleansed and the bad smell COM
plained Of abolished.
the strict enforcement Of the contract
relating to dumping. Louis H. New
ton has that contract. He Is subject
to heavy penalties for violations OF the
provisions Of the contract. Section
Of that document provides that:
All scows must be towed to and moored against
the outer face Of the crib. and unloaded by de-
posting the refuse material inside the cribwork
and distributing and dwelling the same at such
points and under such conditions as the Commits
. sioner Of STRENGTHENING may direct. In order
that the now Of each tide may cover such material
to the greatest possible extent
Section Is makes the contractor re.
sponsible for the cost of dredging made
necessary by the falling overheard Of
So-tgGss of scows.
It rs the duty of Commissioner Andrews
TO see to 1t that the contract is carried
out Contractor Newton is under $500
bonds for the faithful performance OF
his work. The Colleg Pointers propose
to see whether Andrews and Newton
cannot be forced to do their dutyt.