New-York tribune., 1906-03-18
THE BROOKLYN DUMPS
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dumping OF ashes prouiscuously On ;he spare
lands around Brooklyn. I only say thar IL
would oe impossible 70 have continued land Tor
dumping for The simple reason that almost
everywhere We went there We're iniurctiors and
protests. and orders from the Board os Health
stopping car dumping
Again as these land dumps became scarce. the
prices were gradually rising. and higher ana
higher demands were being made for the ~ecsp-
zion OF these materials
Il hSs been stated that We could uss the Sea
boart-Newtown Creek and the East Rivers
places 70 establish dumps similar 20 those I'm
Manhattan These dumps are not particularly
desiraole in themselves. nor are they very cheap.
aS u taxes - cents cubic yard % move any
material by sea. L. can be plainly seen that IL
all the dumps in Brooklyn were on the SsTOOlrd.
seeing thar We could have 10 land dumps. the
haul would be greStly increased and the Is cents
per cubic yard would have 20 pay would be
greatly exceeded by the cost OF the additional
scows
Therefore taking it all IN all the removal OF
Ashes and rubbish BY these stations. which ars
conveniently placed in the centre % ths city IS =
great Improvement over all other roeSns %
JransportStion for ashes. or. IS We term 70,
for hn1l disposition.
The fact that a great deal os waste land Is re-
claimed and made good property perhaps should
not be used as an argument in favor or this con-
tract. Nevertheless, the fact remains that larSS
tracts OF land are being reclaimed IN the manner
practsed by this company. which h8uls 70 dis
tant points and there nils In the land and in
creaseS the taxable property.
In regard 20 the sjghtlusSs or usightlineSS OF
these ash stations. that Is 10 be put against the
general good that sCCrueS from them. In very
Few cases. perhaps in only TWO. VIII 10 be found
that any OF these stations have been established
in what might De called good ueighoorhCod.
They have been placed a rule In streets and
avenues where there Is not much objection 70
their presence. and the manner o. handling the
material At them IS o great Improvement over
all handling that has been previously done. and
I wish here 70 contrast the handling OF ashes
At these dumps with any sea dump that has ever
been established in Manhattan or elsewhere.
Of course. that they should he thoroughly in
closed and made duStproOf goes without saying.
and the company has gradually aCceied 70 our
demands in that direction and is daily iwproV-
ing the stations as the work goes along our
we VIII stiu further exact better conditions.
know there IS no other way of eCODcu-
iCalIy handling the ashes and rubbish OF Brook
lyn but by the trolley system.
In regard - the cars which remove he bins ~
ashes. that they are not handsome Is probably
the only complaint that can be made against
them. as they are properly covered and no dust
rubbish escapes from them as they pass along
the streets IL they interrupt ithe trarfic Condi-
lions OF the city We have certainly failed
g. as they run at times when the people are az
work over In Manhattan or elsewhere. and the
car lines are very little used
As far rs we are concerned. We have no ObjSc-
tion 20 the speed at which they take away the
material. and We have very Few interruptions
at the points Of dumping. may say that we
continually dump our carts without any DELAY.
which Is not the case on all sea dumping and
certainly was never the case land dumping.
where We were considerably handicapped by the
mired during anything like soft weather and as
70 has improved the condition n our horses and
reduced The number ot carts wa are quite con-
udent that II IS both economical and Cle9n'y.