The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-03
ROW ovf4ANOREWs.
Politicians Have Angry Words in
the Mayors Office.
1t Was All About the perfumes at
Riker's island
Justice Gaynor Induced I'd Modify
the Injunction.

There was another conference In the
Mayors office to-day In regard to the
Riker's Island dump nuisance. but no
definite conclusion to abate the nuisance
was reached
There were present at the cunfereu\e
Mayor Gilroy. Commissioner AndrcwA
Health Officer Rievers. of College Point.
Walter Foster. OF the North Reach I'm.
provement Company, Lieut.. Delihunty,
United States Tarbor Master, and the
sub Committee of Five from the An
nexed District, Messrs. Butts. Wells
Macy. Alderman and Hall.
A proposition was made by Mr.. Wells
to cover the garbage with earth. Com
missioner Andrews said he had no
money for that purpose, whereupon MIR.
Wells r,tortcd the Commissioner al
ways found money for other things when
he wanted to.
A. ID. Wolff, the inventor Of cleo
trozonr dlsinfectant plant. said he
would guarantee to destroy the smells
| with his deodorizer in three weeks.
The Committee decided to visit Riker's
Island again this afternoon and then
decide what could be done.
The city has been stopped by an In
junction Issued by Justice Gaynor, of
Brooklyn, from dumping at Riker's
Island, and no scows can be dumped at
sea any more. Lieut.. Delahunty sud he
would ascertain II the order prohibiting
the dumping of scows at sea cannot be
modified or rcscinded.
The Mayor said to an Evening World''
reporter that the garbage would have to
be disposed Of and since the city had
been enjoined from "depositng it on
Riker's Island the sea was the only
place. The matter will he finally settles,
after the Committees visit to the Island.
There was scene In the Mayors Of
fee after the meeting. Mr.; Wells. who
! Is Republican x-Assemh.yman. SAID
trIry disposition all through the meet
| ing.
Assembyman Butts. who Is Tam
Wells was wiifu..y m!srepresentins Mr..
Mr.. Wells replied that he was respon-
sible for his words and knew what he
Mayor Giiroy here stepped In as peace
noisy talk, They did and left the
| Mayors Office In peace.
Commissioner Andrews then went over
to see Justice Gaynor in Brooklyn to see
| II by any possibility he could not have
| the lnJuncuOn modlnel. he lal Dottit
| tucked under his arm and looked very
confident. He told Justice Gaynor that
| the stenches at Rikers Island were the
result of the vast amount of garba &c
| dumped there during the past Winter
rather tlan from the material dumped
there now. He said that he had pro-
videi a disinfectant called electrozone a
chemical compound made from sea
water. and that II given a chance II
would make the island sweet and clean
! IN a week.
why. just look at this Your Honor
said Mr.. Andrews, and he drew out q
piece of bad-smelling meat from a
paper.
"And this" he continued. as he pro-
duced the bottle
Then. as If to do a trick Ia Herr
mann. he poured some Of the fluid owe
the meat, waited a minute. and tht
smell was gone.
Justice Gaynor smiled md consented
to modify the order to the extent tina
Mr.. Andrews should keep the ISLAM
thoroughly disinfected day and night
and appoint an inspector who would se'
that the disinfection was carried on sat
isfactorl.y.
The case was set down for argumen
to make the injunction permanent OF
Monday next.