The evening world., 1894-06-26
hot after ANDREW
College Point Residents Will Ask
for His Indictment.
Charged with the Shocking Nui-
sances at Riker's island.
Street, Cleaning Commissioner in a
Bad Light.

Residents Of College Point and along
the shore OF other places near Riker's
Island have taken steps 10 secure the
indictment of Street-Cleaning Commits
sioner Andrews and the officials in
charge of the Riker's Island dump for
maintaining a nuisance.
Riker's Island is the dumping ground
for the city's 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 It inshore, where the offal testers
in the sun, creates bad smells and may
breed disease. The whole shore near
College Point is said to be Uttered with
the dirt gathered from New York =
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 Arverne-by the See. who found the
that had drifted inland. This practice
OF dumping ashes and garbage in the
bay also put the United States Coy
eminent to the expense. OF having the
bottom dredged every few months.
When the city secured Riker's Island 1t
was thought this nuisance would be
done away with. The United states
Government coded certain lands unde,
the water-line, which was skirted by
cribwork within which the street-sweep
ings, ashes and garbage were to be de
posted. 1t was considered cheaper
and more expeditions method OF dis
10 transport it to Riker's Island. and
at the same time, it was thought, closer
dumping, which is done under the super
intendence of the citys inspectors. l,
appears. however. according to tn. ,ndis
nant Long Islanders, that due c - u
guilty Of gross negligence.
At meeting of citizens. in College
Point last night 1t was decided to EN-
p enns .hs New 0T yor ns e oa
Repeated complaints were made e
Commissioner Andrews, who says he WI
have disinfecting plant in operation
dumped at Riker's Island will be, thor
oughly cIeansed and the bad smell com
planned Of abolished.
What the College Pointers demand Is
the strict enforcement Of the contrac
ton has that contract. He Is subjec
to heavy penalties for violations Of the
provisions of the contract. Section
Of that document provides that:
All scows must be towei to and moored agains
the outer face OF the crib. and unloaded by de
posting the refuse material inside the cribwor
and distributing and dwelling the same at sue
points and under such conditions as the Commits
sioner OF Street Cleaning may direct. in orde
that the now Of each tide may cover such materia
to the greatest possible extent.
Section 10 makes the contra actor re
spapsible for the cost of dredging mad
necessary by the falling overheard o
contents of scows.
1t Is the duty of Commissioner Andrew
to see to 1t that the contract is carried
, nut. Contractor Newton Is under $500
: peda for the faithful performance o
his W. x. The Colleg Pointers propos
to see whether Andrews and Newto
cannot be forced to do their dutyt.