The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-02
PROTEST TO GILROY.
Committee of Fifty COMPLAINS Of
the Rlker's Island Nuisance.
To Consider the Question Of a New
Dumping Grou"d.
Nr. Blacks Strong Letter to Gov.
Flower.

Mayor Gilroy received to-day the Com
mittee Of Fifty who demand the aboli-
ton of the Riker's Island dumping
nuisance ON behalf Of the citizens of
the Annexed District.
The Committee told the Mayor that
the disInfectant had not improved the
condition Of affairs. The stencil aris-
ing from the decayed garbage was as
BAD as ever.
The Mayor said he was anxious to
have the nuisance abated, and would
do all In his power to have it stopped.
The city had been shut out from dump
ing scoHs Il tsea By the United States
Government. The Strret-CleanIng Com.
missioner had to have some place to
deposite refuse material and Rikcr's
Island had been designated for THAI
Ine Committee insisted that the city
must secure some other place. Riker
Island was menace to the pubic
health.
The Mayor suggested that the Com.
lnittee select subcommittee 10 confer
with him, COMMISSIONER Andrew. ana
Harbor Master. The conference Will be
nei in the Mayors Office tomorrow and
the question OF selecting another DUMP
ing ground will be considered then. The
mittee OF Fifty Consists Of Arthur Z.
QUITS. Ernest Hall, Frank r. Oliver, q.
x. Alderman and Theodore Macy.
Pending the outcome Of tom ,rrow
meeting, the Committee will defer go II
before the Grand Jury to have Andrews
indicted.
Gov Flower The local Board Health
having failed 10 discover any sm...s OF
evil effects from the Riker : Island
dump, the Commit. asks the Governor
u NV..al 4. an n ~ n
Committee makes public corr espondenc-
OH the subject, carried ON througu
George A. Black. With Gov. Fiowtr.
In letter to the Governor Mr.. Blac"
says:
as you will see By the letter OF the Board
Health OF New York. 1t contesse5 Us wan, Of
| plaints sent By 1t 10 the department Of Stree
CLEANING and the assurance that thorough d.:
Infection would rmG,s all source Of complaint
| Permit me to state that one of the natural
rights Of the neope OF the state Of New fori
| I, the right u breathe pure air In their home
| rhe rich can buy pure water imported from un-
contaminated sources, but no method has yet been
| discovered for feeding the ungs or impotted air
| That necessity exists for dsinfecting the cor
upt mnterial deposited by public department
| 4 the city Of New York, In a place where IT.
| lie emanatons can poison the air have 70
Hreathe, establishes the crime OF that depart
| nent No private individual would be ptr.
:eebleness Of the Board u Health in hot pro
Getting the people against such a gross outrage
| II dishOnor to them. or the laws they act
| under We protect ourselves from the terror
| u outside Infections while the Board OF Health
supineiy permits worse source Of disease In
midst.
How many lives must be sacrificed. how much
suffering must be endured. before the pubiics
'eepy servants wake up to do their duty.
What influences are at work In tie Street
leaning Department, which induces It know
| ingly and silently to suffer such wrong! When
| he cholera scare was in iull swing. suggcstons
| Tor destroying garbage were under consideration
and the necessity for sach disposition Was recUg.
niZed, and Its dangerous uusu!tAl eness for dump
| Ing ON Land admitted, and what true then
In this respect Is equally true to-day.
VIII you need catalogue OF deaths aud suffer
| Ing To set In motion the protective agencies
| whose action YOU control?