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

Mayor Gilroy received to-day the Com
mittee of tifty Who demand the dboli
ton of the Rikcr's Island duinplns
| nuisance on behalf OF the citizens oi
the Annexed District
The Committee told the Mayor thai
the disinfcctant had not improved tn.
condition OF affairs. The stencil aris
ing nom the dccayed garbage was al
Ddu as ever.
The Mayor said he was anxious &c
have the nuisance ubuted, and woulo
do all In his power to have 1t stopped
The city had been shut out from dump
ing scows tsea by the United States
Government. The Street-CNanins Com
missioner had to have some place L.
deposite refuse material and Rtkcr :
Island had been designated Tor tha'
purpose.
he Committee insisted that the city
must secure some other place. Riker ;
Island was inenace to the puDh,
health.
The Mayor suggested that the Com
mittce select Il subcommittee to confer
with him. Commissioner Andrews ana
Lieut.. Delehanty, the United States
Harbor Master. The conference Will b,
acid In the Mayors office tomorrow anu
The question of selecting another dump
ing ground will be considered then. IN,
subcommittee appointed by the Com
mittee OF Fifty consists OF Arthur I
suits, Ernest Hall. Frank T. Oliver, q
K. Ac.. >rman and Theodore Macy.
Pending the outcome Of tom ,rrow 5
meeting, the Committee Will deier go
before the Grand Jury to have Andrew
The Committee has also appealed to
Gov. Flower. The local Board f Healt,
having failed to discover any SINE $ or
evil effects frum the Riker = Island
no
to compel 1t % perform its ddty. Tne
Committee makes public correspondence
on the subject carried on through
George 4. Black, with Gov. Flower.
In IA letter to the Governor Mr. Black
says:
"a you win see by tho letter Of the Board OF
Health Of New York. IT cohfssses It's want oi
power to act, aGd also refers to the prior rom
plants sent by It to the Department ct stree
Cleaning and the assurance that thorough a.,
This has not been done.
Permit me to state that one OF the natural
IL the right to breathe pure ar IA their homes
rhe rich can buy pure water reported from I'm.
contaminated sources, but no mctnod has yet been
discovered Tor feeding the ungs On Imported air
That necessity exists Tor dltintC,thg the cor
rupt material deposited by public department
Il the city Of New York, In placo whore it.
lie emanattoa3 can poison the air We have tc
breathe. establishes the crime of that depart
mont. No private individual would he per
mittod TO injure his ncighbors. aud the
feeblencs OF the Board Of Health In not pro
Getting the people against such gross outrage
Is dlshonOr to them. or tho laws they act
Inder. We protect ourselves from the terrJI
V outside Infections. while the Board or Health
iupinely permits worse source II disease In
midst.
How many lives must be sacrificed. how much
suffering must be endured, before tho public
sleepy servants wake up TO do their duyl
What Influences al work in the Street
leaning Department which induces 1t know
ingy and silently to suffer such wrong? When
he cholera scare was In full swing, suggestions
for destroying garbage were under Consldera lion
and the necessity for such dspusition WAS reco-.
nizei, and Its dangerous unHuitableness Tor dump
| Ing on land admitted and what was true Their
| In this respect Is equally true to-day.
VIII you need catalogue OF deaths and suffer.
| Ing to set In motion the protective aEencie,
whose action you control?