The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-03
ROW over ANDRE VS..
Politicians Have Angry Words in
the Mayors Office.
II Was All About the Perfumes al
Riker's Island.
Justice Gaynor Induced to Modify
the Injunction.

There was another conference IN tho
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 conference
Mayor G!lroy. Commissioner Andrews.
Health Officer Rievers, OF College Point;
Walter Foster. of the North Beach Inn
provcment Company, Lieut.. Delahunty
United States liarbor Master, and tn,
subcommittee of Five from the An
neNed District. Messrs. Butts, Wells
Macy. Alderman and Hall.
y 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 rctorted the Commis sioncr al
ways found money FOR other things when
! he wanted TO.
, a. u. Wolf. the inventor Of elcc-
trozone dlsinfectant plant. said he
would guarantee to destroy the smells
with his deodorizer In three weeks.
The Committee decided to visit R!ker'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 said he
would ascertain II the order prohibiting
the dumping of scows at sea cannot be
modified or rescindel.
The Mayor said to an Evening World"
reporter that the garbage would have to
be disposed of. and xince the city had
been enjoined from depositing 1t en-
Riker's Island the sea was the only
place. The matter Win be finally settled
There was a scene In the Mayors Of.
flee after the meeting. Mr.. Wells, who
Is Republican ex-Assenbiyman. said
Commissioner Andrews shJwe1 con
trary disposition all through the m.st-
ing.
Assembyman Butts. who is Tam
many man. retorted holly that Mr..
Wells vas wi!fu..y misrepresentlng Mr..
MIR. Wells replied that he was respon-
sible for his words and knew what he
was talking about
maker, and ordered the men to stop their
noisy talk. They did and left the
Mayors .y,mn,, Office lh%.i in peace ,, n.
- see Justice Gaynor IN Brooklyn to see
the Injunction modified. He had a bottle
tucked under his arm and looked very
confident. He told Justice Gaynor that
the stenChes at I:iker's Island were the
result of the vast amount Of garbage
dumped there during the past Winter
rather than from the material dumped
there now. He said that he had pro-
vied u disinfcctant called electrozone, a
chemical compound made from sea
water, End that If given a chance IL
would make the island sweet and clean
N Il week.
Why, just look at this, Your Honor"
said Mr.. Andrews. and he drew out a
piece of bad-smelling meat from a
paper.
and this" he continued, as he pro-
duced the bottle
Then, as II to do n trick q In Herr
mann. he poured some OF the fluid over
the meat, waited IA minute, and the
smell was gone.
Justice Gaynor smiled and consented
to modify the order to the extent that
Mr.. Andrews should keep the island
thoroughly disnfected day and night,
and appoint an Inspector who would see
that the distinction was carried on sat
isfactori.y.
The case was set down for argument
TO make the injunction permanent on
Monday next