New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-18

SS ea It, Who owns these lots now don't know.
wants to- n oeen tax sale after sale for nobody
pbbo oPt will improve some day But cannot saw
three or four 10 o i've long enough 10 see IT, only
ston Of All YET sbe in spite Of the commanding
NC "heh the sunken lots are filled up
! ACRES OF ASHES
speaking Of filling up low-lying lots in this region
suggests grievance which some people living
within reaching distance OF the Eastern Parkway
are complaining Of. This is the dumping of ashes
In great quantities the south side of the boule-
ward between Nostrand and New York ayes About
U Two Years ago dump was established here by
f lone furey the contractor for removing ashes
from the city. Presumably the consent of the
owners OF the property was secured. BY the terms
may be deposited in low lots within the city limits
such can be found and permission secured for
deposited beyond the boundary line Of the city"
secens are Of seyera dumps Of this kind in ouyine
by the contractor.
garbage shah be deposited in these places it is
found n practice that people in some parts of the
TO be ON the lookout for persons who violate the
ORDNANCE forbdding this, bur arrests for the Of
or less garbage finds its way TO the dump In ques-
There is an Inspector appointed by the Health
Commissioner constantly on duty at the dump in
dinances and to see that the contractor and his
employees do their duty
ashes to the depth of many feet The lowest part
OF the lots which have been filled was about
through the depression longer visible
Formerly ran the old Glove Road, which was noted
thoroughfare in the early days OF Brooklyn.
WHERE ITALIANS AND GOATS ABOUND.
The great mass OF ashes and other matter de-
posted here presents far from pleasing appear
ance 1t is all supposed TO be clean ashes. There
are however great quantities of waste paper tin
cans iron hoops and so forth. Many OF the loose
pieces of paper are not buried in the ashes. but
blown about the surface. These are supposed to
be collected by the inspector and his helpers and
burned every day. The great ash heap is a favorte
fed for Italian foragers. who carry away loads Of
Italian women. some with four or i've small chill
gathering UP cinders. bits of iron. old nails and
everything else that can be conceived Of as having
The p1nnder Is carried away IN m, bags and carts
at hand also ind rich forasng in the tomato cans
and bits of paper which abound
ments have already been given had considerable
to say IN regard to the dumping OF ashes at this
said he. but ordered them OF and put up fence.
10 Keep d 1h" m away !, seems to me that this
paid TO take the ashes out to but Of course he
haHe E aG o the Roash he
do not see why they should be willing to permit IT.
stuff especially when there is plenty Of good earth
on the hills up here to put on them. II stands to
and the Ike never make good land for any
to build on. | think il ought TO be stopped.
pccaly there is less garbage mixed
with the ashes The odor from the dump is just
awful at times
AN OFFICIALS STATEMENT.
At the Department OF city Works II was said
that Contractor Furey had perfect right to dump
clean ashes at this place II the owners OF the lots
made no objection. one Of the officials said: II
know l. doesn't look nice now. hut it Is not nearly
so bad il appears. The intention. ! understand.
is to cover the ashes with a foot two OF loan.
and then in "A year grass VIII spring UP ard
the whole will look nice. And in eight years.
perhaps. some one may buy these lots without
suspicion thai there is ashes underneath until he
begins to dig down for building the foundation for
his house. Long before that. however all the
matter is Objectionable will have disappeared. |
am told that sort Of I've forms from the ashes.
and everything dcloterious is eaten burned up.
OF course there can be no objection to the use OF
clean ashes for Milling purposes Efforts made
to prevent the dumping Of garbage there. but
times II Is right in with the ashes and II is
hard to detect IL. There is inspector duty
all day. but the contractor claims that
garbage rs thrown on the dump carly in the morn
ing or after the inspector goes off duty AZ night.
There does not appear to be much ground for
the complaints that made. one received
at this office lately TO the effect that ashes and
garbage arc mixed together and dumped out there.
1t sent to the Police Commissioner. with the
request that the police should cooperate In pre-
tent In certain quarters OF the city. few arrests
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