The New York Herald Newspaper, August 2, 1873, Page 8

8 POISONING THR WATERS. The New York Rendering Company Throwing Offal Into the Bay. REI OF THH STREETS. BATE Report Upon the Condition of the West Side Nuisances. At the reguiar meeting of the Board of Health, beld yesterday afternoon, President Obandiler in- formed the Commissioners that he had been as- ‘sured by one of the Commissioners of Docks that another pier would be found for a dumping ground Instead of the one now used near Washington Market. A resolution was passed requesting tho Board of Public Works to put the streets in « better jstate of repair, and the night soil contractor was given power to put the material where he could most conveniently do 80. The present holders of the Gallagher contract sent a communication to the Board denying the statements in the report made Yo the Board at its last meeting. Commissioner Vanderpool introduced a resolution to break tho contract of the New Jersey Rendering Company. Ho said this company was setting the community at deflance, and it was time to put a stop to their movements. The Bay, he said, above and below the Narrows, was in a frightful condition with dead animals and offal thrown there by the rendering company; and the stench, not only upon the ‘water but along the shore, was unbearable. Com- missioner Ilenry Smith supported Dr. Vanderpool and said he was in favor of taking the contract way from the company at once. The Board, he thought, had sufficient ground for action, and they should take up the matter without delay. After some discussion of the subject, however, it was decided “to transfer tne matter to the Attorney and, he was given instructions to report to the Board at its noxt meeting. A communication was read from Commissioner Blount complaining of the dtscharg- ing of all this filth into tne waters of the Bay by the rendering company. The following reports were received from Dr. Day, the Sanitary Superintendent: Saxitary Borkav, New Yor, July 29, 1873, Dr, Stepney Sart, Chairman Sanitary Committeo :— —While I desire to reiterate a belief already ex- ressed that our streets ure cleaner now than cver before, Wirnot denied that there is room tor greater Improve: ment. In the problem of the proper cleaning of tho Strects and keeping them clean there are several factors, ‘One is, the condition of the streets and gutters thom: selves, ‘as regards perfection, Another is, the manner in which the actnal cleaning 1s perforn.ed. Another per+ tains to the manner, of ‘collecting and removing tho garbage and ashes; and still another, to tho mode in Which these are handled by those who produce them. Those parts of the city which are properly paved, whose occupants observe the laws of public decency, leave little tisuaily to be desired, but a vory considerable Portion of the city is paved with cobble, In which are de- roasions, sometimes holes, inviting offensive accumula Flom, which dety the broom of the ordinary sweeper. he gutters are almost invariably ont of gri the very water ued for iiishing them, ‘since It 4 hilt, becomes eventuaily itselt a nuisan» jastens the decompusition of the garbage fling into It. Allradical improvement here must be made by the De- “partment of Publle Works. this Board can only indicate nere Wo , because It ‘k is needed, Such impediments to cleaning ented by the presence of stalls and booths en- the streets have been, in rome slight de- eC, TEM already; but a much greater evil exists in he thousands of trucks and wagons which line many of the cross streets, and even the outer avenues, This very serious annoyance Is perhaps inevitable in an insular city, Which has no proper suburbs, As tothe manner in which the actual loaning is per- formed any recommendation to inctease the efficlenc; and number of the sweepers may be considered impi tieable in the present state of our finances; but surely the streets should be cleaned every day, not on!y because they need it, but in order to educate the lower classes to habits ot ney. The foremen of the gangs, being thus often in the streets, could trace the origin of filth to in- dividuals and thus’ co-operate with others in entorcmg the laws The two topics of making ana collecting garbage and ashes are by tar the most important ones. Mey have re- d the Scriows attention of former Boards, and the ny bh ons of the Santtary Code which it. ¢, rubbish oF dirtahall be person flung, or aliowed to rup or drop into or any strect or public place, &c. ‘That no person shall throw into or deposit in siuk, fc. * * * garbage or any other sub- hat of which such place is the appro- cle, s .—That it shail’be the duty of every owner, ten- ant, iewee and occupant of any aud every buildin, Place of business in the generally built up portions of the city of New York fortnwith to provide or cause, to bo rovided, and at all times ihercafter to keep and causa jo be Kopt and provided within sch building or place of Dusiness, suitable and sufticient boxes, bartels of tubs Yor recelving and holding without leakaze * *°* all Ashes, rubbish, garbage, * That a separate ‘Vessel shall be provided for ashes an: another for garbage and liquid substanoes * 1 or tub shall remain on any sidewalk than mney bo needful for hereoi. f all carts for the removal pita), rabbist: or dirt from any buildiug ive adequate notice to those dweilliog in Y street whose buildings or premises such cart is g r sho’ ud, approach for the removal of any forenatd. ve heen many carnest attempis to carry out Attempts have been made by the Police to ctions: §, 82,91 and 9 with the usual result, that the officer performing the unpleasant duty of arrest: ing a woman for throwing garbage in the gutter has been repro’ ou le th missed triumy force that port'on of sectiv aml gorbage shall be receive was a crovlitabie effort made in many quarters to comply With the law, until it was observed that both receptacles were dumped into the same cart, eems t hat the garboge question is as dimeult ver could have boon. In spite of th e the Board of Health and such consid- ive at the causes of the present tin the minds of those it most d myself of the opinions of a rienced inspecters. They to the want of regul: and removal of nd y law to give adequate iis fs seldom den th host &X lerge Of tenements could feel certain that the cart the door at I time their tubs or buckets wi be ready. nempticd, could be returned to te h é their destraction by mischievous Oy, ‘Tae proper Kind of recepiacle is another important subject. ‘The lawrecoonizss the fact that permanent garbage box i huisatice in themselves, and orders provided. Owners, ten- required by law "to pro- G, and at all times thereafter occupants are to be provide fobe kept” suitable and sufficient shoud be selected with rome regard 4 ow large for sufficient vithout overflow, all not remain on ang side- wediul for the removal of st then be kept elther in the rs should be require! to pros when necessary, on the lower he law, which isnow «dead letter, should be be eaenags, to require the fe sppoint 9 housekeoper, front, if possible, who should be ¢ and the inspectors for any irreg- «coo ipans The proper filling ‘thelr daily and regular empty- he condition i signed to separate ich it ts desirable to do on asics for filling in cus uptown rts should go together, if not, the law should be chanied, n nition of the com- 1 would recom s have been pro- action of the Inspec. it is t wh res to this mos end that where peru vided aud are working to ¥ tors they be allowed to ri t present, but thata reistent cifort be made to gradually introduce porta: 4 ha pattern as the Board ma! cc being thug laid down, and the Inspector: ent house population would ‘ dicated to habits of careful is respecttully submitted, WALTER DE F. DAY, M, D., Sanitary Superintendent Berra op Sanitary Ixsrecrion, i w « tors unter and Frank Wall, MeNeill & Co.’s on the night of Th | ihe place this iorning, 1, called to some hey paid no sitention ‘pucaday, July 21, Alvord und the oMeer recinct, T caused the arrest of Andrew Lynch, Andrew Watt, William McCauley and Kdward Kennedy, tor rendering iow at MeNeill's, and they were held by Justice Cox in h, to answer, nd, finding the men im the upper slory, but T was informed th rning that J. Gilmore, MeNeill’s bookkee | orders to stop Work as soon as c his tanks. 1b doors, on, On Thurs nd day, July 31, on our ym MeNetll's, we attempted fo enter the place, but found the doors locked, the men Javing cacaped by the roof. This mor Tfound the door open, the fire oul and the men packing tallow, and was (old by the engineer that Donoghue iniended to stop 4s soon ashe had packed we tabiow at present in his coplers Tuspeotor Landy reports that many of the wagons cart- ing bones to the lighter of the Long Isiand Bone Labora pany are in bad order, the arivers frequently covers open. at wetor Uridlev's request I detailed Inspectors Wate Alvord aperintend ‘the buroing of Me- bs Sn barrels in Fortieth street. e where they stood sl Inspectors O Hara s refoaed nd The place 1 he thoroughly disin tected, Vholohan report having been te the Algonquin on the morning if July 3 afternoon o! oly mary of the work for the past week, 4tention to the condition of This morning, at 1 rt lo witl entrails were bi Waters and | and Srishee emesis ANTHONY GOLDSCHMIDT, Inspector. nce Beaté then adjourned, to meet on Tuesday THE MARKET WAR. The Fulton Market Booths in Court—Judge Pratt Invoked to Stay the Health Board— Vesey Street Dump—How Not Te DeIt—The Cleared Sidewalks, “Never say die,” is the motto of the Fulton Mar- Ket gutterstand holders. Yesterday, having Played all other cards, such &8 politics and pathetic appeals to the Board of Health, in vain, they lead Out a bower in the shape of an application to the Supreme Court for o stay of proceedings till a hearng could be had, and asking that then the order should be made permanent restrain. ing the Board from proceeding in its action of tearing down the stands. After the adjournment of Justice Pratts’ Chamber ses- sion, the ceunsel for the marketmen submitted to him the papers in the case, being an afiidavit aub- scribed by Mr, Brennan and four others, alleging that their stands are not tents, pooths, street on- cambranees or nuisances; that they are not at all similar in Character to the sheds demolished at Washington Market; that they, instead of being public annoyance, are clean, wholesome and & genuine public convenience, and that the Proposed action of the Board of Health in ordering their demolition has been taken under @ mizapprehension of the facts. After hearing re- marks of counsel urging the granting of the prayer of his clients, Judge Pratt took the papers, saying he would give them a careful examination ond give his decision at the opening of court this morning, He wished to learn wherein the caso prescnted in the application differed from the Washington Market case, in which he is to hear furthor argu- ments in a few days. A SHARP NOTICE, ‘The Health Board play strong cards too. Yester- day afternoon a file of the sanitary police served upon the odcupants of each of the condemned Fulton Market stands @n order declaring all the booths, stalla and stands nuisances, prejudicial to the public health and endangering life, and there- upon required the owner or occupant to vacate the same and remove it entirely, at his own cost; or, fatling this, the removal will be done by the Healtn Board at the expense of the owner, who will also incur a penalty of $50 for omitting to obey the order of the Board This notice, eo different from the action of the Board in reference to the Washington Market stands, occasioned the most vigorous protests from the men and women who have the misfortune to hold the earnings of years in the doomed stands. They consider it as ADDING INJURY TO INSULT, and most of them expressed the determination to let the sanitary officers do the work, defying their power to execute the threats of collecting either a penalty or the cost of removal. Halfthe stands along Fulton street are pretty nearly taken away, except the roofs, and even some of these have been un- dermined and are threatening to fall at any mo- ment, Inthe balance trade was brisk yesterday and the owners avowed the intention to keep their coffee hot till this morning, then leave the fleld to the action of the Health officers. Unless the appli- |, cation to Judge Pratt shall be success‘ul this morn- ing, the sanitary sappers and miners will nave to repeat to-day im Fulton Market their experience of last week on the other side of the city, REPATRING WASHINGTON MARKET, Even sanitary war must sometimes repair as well as destroy. In tearing down the gutter stalls the force under Inspector Gridley took the extra trouble to smash skylights and rip up the roof over arts of Washington Market itsell. This the Board irected to be repaired, and men were sent to do it, Instead of replacing the glass in sashes capable of being opened to admit the healthful air, with the genial sunligh' these extraordinary servants ot the Health Board proceeded to nail boards over the apertures, thus depriving the arket of those essentials to health for which tno Board are such zealous advocates, To secure these common blessings the imprisoned marketinen must themselves provide the means to repair the mischief wrought by the sanitary demolishers, THE OFFENSIVE DUMP, Work is progressing in removing the timberwork of the old dumping dock adjoining the wholesale market. All is to be taken away down to the water's edge and the soil excavated to make room for butcher stands. At present, no ashes, street dirt or garbage can be discharged there, much to the joy of the marketmen who loathe the aight of the rank smelling carts, which not only passed in long procession close to their stands, but not unfrequently littered the street with their pes- tiferous freightage. For years the vendors of meat, ultry, fish and other edibles, which feed the eeming population of New York, the neighboring citie sand the popular Summer resorts, have been subjected to this vile nuisance immediately adjoin- ing their premises. They have reaped the full benefit of its sickening stench and its disease-breeding dust, and now, in concert with the resolve of the Board of Health, they demand its removal to some place where its evils will be less mischievous, A SAMPLS OF RED TAPE. It rests with the Dock Commissioners to sanc- tion tue location of the dump elsewhere, as re- quested by the Soard of Health, A representative marketman reports that with the view of impress- ing upon the Dock Board the necessity of granting this request he repatred to ita office. ‘There he found the three officials who compose it. He made his plea and asked a reply. le was told “the matter would require consideration by the Boar Marketman—But you gentiemen fo.m the Board, do you not? ComMIsstonER—Yes, certainly we do; but we must act upon this matter formally at a regular meting, which will not be held until —, naming a day. MARKETMAN—Well, then, I suppose I can ascer- tain your action directly aiter the adjournment on that day ? ComMIsstIONER—Well, no. We will have to refer it to the Executive Committee, MARKETMAN—That committee, I think, consists of the same gentlemen who form the Board, so, | suppose, the decision of the committee will settie the matter. COMMISSIONER.—No; the committee will report to the Board at its next meeting and the Board can then act regularly upon it. That matketman and others accustomed to tho odors of the dump would be glad if the Dock Board was ogilged to consider this question in @ perma- nent session on Vesey street pier. CLEARING THE SIDEWALKS. Captain Williamson’s order to clear the side- walks had special reference to such thoroughfares as Vesey and West streets. Policemen were dilt- gent all day in urging the trespassers to take away their own property. From noon axes, hatchets and other utensils were playing lively airs all along these streets tearing down the many bootn: and shanties which have fenced in the waik in many blocks, especiatly in Vesey street, from Church to West. It was underatood that what was left undone at seven o'clock would be summarily Mnished by the police; but there was little lelt to add to their hard labors, As the sun shone out after a shower for a mo- ment, belore sinking to rest in New Jersey, he took a fair look through Vesey street, cleared and open to any bes farer whose occasions calied him thither. The god of day was pleased and painted over the narrow opening of Ann street a gorgeous rainbow, atoken of hope that as the municipal authorities have carried out one reform there are others on their dockets which must follow, THE DEBRIS IN @REENW:CH STREET. ——— | A Walk Through the Damaged Floors= A Pleturesque Scene of Desolation—Busi- ness To Ke Resumed in Two Weeks. A large number of workmen were employed yes" day at the public storebouse in Greenwich strect, removing the débris, A HERALD reporter, who re- ceived special permission to go through the damaged floors, saw a scene that was singularly striking. ‘There were masses of handsome shawls and elegant dresses heaped together, all charred and black; there were furs and seaiskins strewed on the foor, ‘0 | hanging together by mere shreds, black as coal and now utterly worthless, and further on were mounds of ashes that once had been valuable books. The bare beams and rafters seemed so many pieces of charcoal, and the staircase near the elevator seemed to be slowly crumbling into dust, It was a desolate scene—burned wopa, burned goods, burned floors—all was black charred and dead, No showy cloaks, no gorgeous | carpets, no lovely artificial flowers, no broché shawis, no costly works for the library—they were all so many heaps of ashes, with the exception of some charred shreds here and there. The slowly trickling water only increased the ruinous appear- ance of the place, It was impossible to ascertain the names of all the firms whose goods were eye The only assistant appraiser who made a verbal report yes terday to Mr. Darling, the Appraiser, hg ie had Meade, of ith division. jorted —_ that Taylor \ four valuable Winter Oat casea Of ower | Amount warrants drawn in July cloaks and broché Leto bee irom Fro to $160 | each; Arnold, Constal cases of Ketler & Co,, ton cases of hosie: &C., ‘Bt $10,000: corsets; Peake, Opdyke & Ce is. The repo from the Probably be subealtved te-0ay. The agent for the building has already engaged men to butida new roofand make the other ne- Erde Ton waa gence can ed by nex We 17, but the offciais in charge of the ware- house that it will take ten at the very i to do She work, In two ery thing in. WOl eB eaene cere ji io Lg hy ag oe ya a robable that the store! ili be is buit in about six months, y all the di Will be sent, in charge of an officer, to Hanover square, Where the merchants will be able to iden! them. ‘The Appraiser has ordered his experts to ascertain the exact amount of damages in each invoice, 40 that the government will have ali the necessary information when ciaims for rebate of duties are preferred. The Fire Marshal will begin his investi- gation this morni When the government in- vestigation will take place it ts impossible to tell. THE CITY FINANCES, Tabular Statement of the Expenditures of the Metropolis for the First Seven Months of the Reform Rule. The following interesting tabular exhibit of the expense of running the municipal and county gov- ernments and of the means resorted to to raise funds and the Manner and amount of their expen- diture was promulgated yesterday by Comptroller Green. It shows the total outlay for a period of seven montis under reform suspices:— Durannecenr ov Finance. . } Comprrouien’s Orricx, New Youx, July $1, 1873. Monthly statemont of amount of warrants drawn and for what purposes against the clty and county treasuries, January L to July Bl 187d inclusive; also @ comparative statement of the city and county debt as of December 31, 1372, and July 31, 1873 with statement of and for what purposes stocks have boen tssued :— WARRANTS DRAWN IN 1S73, On city account— June 90. In July. Construction, new works ana im- provements and old claims, pay- able trom proceeds of issue of speeeht Fund, $9,359,729 94,206 ment Fund... naeoge ‘ Arrearages of 1871 and ofadvertis- e tng prior to 1872. 287,452 - i 22,151 - struction account. 297,005 Departmont of Dorks. 19041 Department ot Public Work: 2812;714 Dep. r:ment of Public Instcuction, (schoo! building 25,000 10,800 Fire telegraph ft ist 197,998 Ai) sou ‘ New York Brid, 16,000 oe Judgment (chap. 756, iawa 8 nee : - 13,255 Amount payable ftom bond: 13,343,483 1,205,390 Payable ‘tan taxation Board of Apportionment and ‘Audit, expenses of. ia Sou 16,456 rd of Appor' 333 - 5,378 8,000 125,000 Departmen! tenance ; 49,236 Depart ne! bt 118,809 Department of Public Instruction. 468,827 Departinent of Police 202/625 tof, 34,381 1045 1,168. 9192 2,509 Fire Departmen! 93,919 Founéling Asylum, for support of Interest oii si 5.2 568M ari ors Interest on citv sto! 2,568,3 K at 142,703, 23,317 ingenaiee of 48,481 44,241 ‘contingencies of , Municipal Correction, Bureau od BAB Printing for Departinents Civil Police COW ts... c.e.0, 15,238, 1524 i¢ butidings, construction and repairs, 21,319 2,700 Removin Is. 15,339 9,403 112,000 = Remission of assessments on chiureb property........ + 10,139 - Stationery and blank books, De- partments O1vil and Police Conrts....e.e5- 6,909 34 Stationory and bia ks, Gom: musoner of Taxes and Assess | ‘advertising and’ contin. Legislative Dopariment — 151,050 21, 570 d contingencies, Mayor" 14,758, as POrMits,. 568 2) Salaries and contingencies, Boar of Assessors en) < Salaries and | contingencies, De partment of Taxos and Assoss- MENtH. sss = 255 Salaiiss and partment of Building: . (87,409 3,04 Salaries and contingencios, City Court: + 14143. 36,391 Salaries, Chi ate Salaries, judiciary. 14,008 Salaries, City Record 806 Salaries'and centing. j of Revision and Correction of ents... ~ Amount pald from taxation, $1,882,868 Special and Trust Accoun' ‘Duplieate assessments paid... ie Department of Buildings, lien tun’ = 2,004 Excise license fund’ (prior to Commissioners of “Exelse "fund (since May 1).. 4.772 Intestate os:ates ”; & Amount paid from trust funds... $6,807 Total amount warrants drawn in July ne sa — $3,096,066 Add amount previously drawn = besa Total amount warrants drawn city account. yes — $25,970,519 On coutity account— Payable from taste of boads— rrearages ot 1371 and of advertis- ing prior to 1872... 5 30,081 - New Couity Court tivuse. oa 8 Amount paid trom tasuo of bonds — $30,119 Payable trom taxation— VORUMNE. ccc ceesee os on Armories and drill rooms: 14,871 00,299 Asylums and reformatory insti ions... maensuee 298,128 60,71 Cleaning ai 4 for county offices : 48,815 4,616 Commit ex. penditures of... Cen 13,914 302 Common schools for the State. 30 1,000 Coroners’ (EB... eee... 22,623 18,748 Contingoncles, Disirict Aitorne: office. . 06 7 Contingene: 808 1,360 Contingene ONG eo dbs sik céscesv eect 733 4 Disbursements and fees, county otti- cors nnd WIMNes#0S....ce..cee0. rr) - Election expenses. . = Interest on county deb 99,099 Inry fees... 5,000 Lighting and es 5, ae Printing tor Le MENt... sve ‘ 2,045 oo Printing tor. ‘ixecutive mentand Jadiciary 16,573 151 Repairs to county buildin; offic 17,063 2,01 Rent . $20 00 Repa rr Kegistor’s office ‘ nee 8 140 Support of prisoners in county jail pry — Stationery, law and blank books,, 971 04 Salaries, Executive. " 50,410 3,985 Salaries, Judiciary 325,736 60,762 Salaries, Logislativo 10,533 = State taxes... — 1,500,000 Taxes paid in error re: 1,622 Amount paid from taxation, En pity Add amount previously drawn. Total warrants on county account Add amount warrants on city account! Total amount warrants drawn on city and county account. f fei +++ 830,489,625 Cre ASD COURT ERE 7”, 8, Sune Sul City account— 1872, 1873. 13, Payable from sinking + coos $24,180, 23,056,113 28,966, 113 2 14,232,593 44,823,578 16,987,372 20,361,372 90,511,372 6,500,007 6,590,697 4,247,800 5,360,800 21 OF LAXC ati 1S75..4 6 ue bond. cbaitdinig chapte: r G25, sec f 1871..... = - 2,036 ua 3 rom taxation. 29,937,404 29,999,565 30,019,565 Revenue bonds, chapters 1, 9and 29 Laws of I +. 1,667,700 1,644,709 1,694,700 fe venue bonds, in antic! pation of taxes, 1873... — 3,431,109 3,032,100 14,027 138,009, Total..... ‘Less sinking tund.... 5,858 24,155,504 ea $95,467,154 109,230,060 111,844,497 Cash in City and County Treasury, $1,434,017 Cash in sinking funds...... sees LOT, pyitte following stocks and boady ave been issued in $915,000 For Croton water purposes... For Riverside Park, Broadway w oy pgp afende ine For boulevard north 186th street For fire telegraph (arrearage ot For New York bridge.....- For public parky. For Maseum of Naturai History For public works—sewer re For public works—street impr tbls from agesemien te or Riverside Park, Broadway wi from assessments... , ee Yor revenue boads For royenue bonds idenin 1,631,900 vis ; Peete ayable from taxation)... 35, LOY eclal) payable by build: vor fuagny ha; 6, 800 or Por New County Cuurt House 3,160 Total. cece seessveeveroes + $18,019,281 The above stocks and bonds were | fr special laws tor works in progress; assesment bonds-pi AeCOUnE of improvernents in progress ani to be repald by assess. outs tobe collsctedt Fevenue bonds in anucipation 0 ond on ac dvertising claims, ax ‘authorized ‘by chapters 9, 9 375, Laws of 1872; and bonds (special) tor Depart Buildings, as provided by section 38, ch: sof sth; HY at Jug: } and city bonds for Ugui ating ‘ciate a t , ments, 08 provided by chapter 706, Laws 187k, CITY HALL AFFAIRS. Matters About the Mayer’s Office—The New Issue ef Assessment Bonds—Com- missioner Van Nort Says They Are I'- legal—Twelfth Ward Property Owners Complaining. Affairs were yesterday very tame at the City Hall and in the various public departments thereabout lo- cated. Mayor Havemoyer had a good many callers, but with the exception of some of the Commissioners and one or two of the Aldermen, there were few of any note. His Honor is much pleased with the general result of his visit to Ward’s and Randall's islands, and states that the general appearance of discipline, cleanlineas and oare of the institutions is quite gratifying. It will be remembered that about six weeks since the Board of Estimate and Apportionment directed the issue of seven per cent interest bear- ing bonds to the amonnt of $500,000, to be known as “Assessment Fund Stock of the County of New York.” Bids were advertised for and a jew days since proposals for the whole amount were re. ceived and opened. No awards thereon have yet boen made. Yesterday Commissioner Van Nort, of the Dopartment of Public Werks, stated that, alter a fall examination of the whole subject, in which he had had the benefit of unquestioned legal taicnt, he bad come to the conclusion that there was NO AUTHORITY in any oxisting law for the issue of these bonds, He states that no bonds can be issued excapt, first, by a special law, and, second, by the consent to the issue by certain officers designated under existing laws, ‘The power to consent and direct the issue of city and county bonds was conferred by the “Two Per Cent act” of 1871 upon the persons named in the third section of that act, viz.:—The Mayor, the Comptroiler, the Comraiasioner of Pub- lic Works and the President of the Department of Parks, By the provisions of the new charier the “Two per Cent act”? 13 repealed so far as it applies to the city, thongh it remains in full force in all matters pertaining to the county. By anothor pro- yision of the charter the Board of Estimate and Apportionment ts created, The authority of this Board relates exclusively to the oly, and its action is necessary to the issue of city bon tee although the powers of the previous Board of Ap- ortionment were transierred to and vested this Board of Estimate and Apportionment the power to issue county bonds was not con- veyed, to nor vested in it. In order to have made the action of this Board in reierence to the issue of assessment tuud bonds legal the consent of the Commissioner of Public Works and of the Presi- dent of the Department of Parks should have been abtainod, inasmuch as they are members o! the Board of Apportionment in all matters relative to county affairs, At least this is Commissionor Yan Nort’s view of the question. THE ASSESSMENT INQUIRY was continued veureraey coucerning Twelfth ward proporty by the Special Committee of tho Board of Supervjsors. Among the more interesting of the complaints made by property owners were tho following :— Julius Fische forwarded a written complaint, ver- ified by oath, setting forth that he is the owner of & lot situated in West Forty-firat street, upon which is located a dilapidated building used as a slaughter house. The property is assessed at a valuation of $6,000, and was purchased originally by complain- ant at $7,400, Adjoining his property 18 a lot upon which ts crected a jour story brick eel worth $13,600, but which Is assessed at $5,000. Another house, a tliree story edifice, valued at $12,000, is assessed at $4,500, irs, Mary A, Brooks complained that the assess- meant on a lot owned by her on Fourth avenue, be- tween Eighty-seventh and Eighty-eighth streets, has this year been increased from $5,090 to $7,0v0. She complains that even $5,000 was too much and that tne increase was unjust and unwarranted, She asked for a reduction. Joseph Reickersdorier entered a protest against an increase in the valuation on @ lot of his, on Fifth avenue, between Seventy-second and pev- enty-third streets, from $12,000 to $22,000, The lot is unimproved and unproductive, yet the increase in assessment valuation in CR ta 80 per cent. Leonard J. Carpenter, agent for the estate of the lato Veter Schermerkorn, and representing the heirs, sent a long, wrilten statement of the assess- ments on the estate in 1872 and 1873, The aggregate increase this year is fifty-three per cent on last year’s valuations, the total being, In 1872, $487,930, and Uhis year $746,935, the increase $316,075. ‘Its property chiefly consists of vacant lots, which are unimproved and unproductive. Mr. J. W. Eddy complained of the excessive and ‘unequal assessinent on a house Owned by him in Forty-sixth street, near First avenue, The valua- ton is $3,000, while that on alarge house on the corner, $5,000 better than his, is only $2,500, and houses on the avenue only $1,500, A biewery in the block, standing on four full lots, is assessed on'y at $4,400, He asked for a reduction to $4,000, The house of Henry Hitter, 160 East Thirty-third Strect, is assessed at $25,000, while a larger and better house on the corner of Lexington avenue and Thirty-third street is valued at only $19,000, Last year he made a complaint tn the Tux Office; but nothing was done. He claims a reduction to $15,000, which was the assessment in 1871. The inquiry will be resumed to-day. Pay Day at the Cemptroller’s Office. Yesterday, the ist of the month, being pay day, was welcome to the officers and employés of the city and county governments, and the bookkeepers and clerks in the Comptroller's office were exceed- ingly busy in entering and perfecting the warrants for payment, To examine and audit the claims and sign the warrants for this large amount of monthly payments for salaries alone has required great labor and careful aud earnest attention. The following is a statement of payments made by Comptroller Green yesteiday for salaries tor month of July, viz:— i POLICE DRPARTMENT. Salaries of the department and force is $255,122 + 83,009 5,000—$345,122 82,666 3,34 For street cleanin, Supplies for poli Pink DEPARTMENT, Balaries of department and Fhe Mayor, his marshals and 25,919 6,516 6,999 8,052 31,919 958 Engineers and eks, to July F ot Repairs ai Department ot Ci sioners, clorks and employes. Health Deparanent—Commissi Department of Public Works MOBO rcaicscsioe) strat Board of Assessors—Clerks Az 1, Board of k Supreme C 5 Superior © Co irt of C 6,30 Marine Oo Special Sessions—Cierks.... General Sosstons—Clerks &c Dist e Surrogate's office. Glerks of the County Clerk's office. Attorney for the Collector of Fervor Total...... “ BARBOR MASTERS AND TOWBOATS, An Investigation Before the Ca im of the Port Relative to Towboat Mo- nopoly. An tuvestigation is now pending before the Cap- tain of the Port into certain irregalar practices of the Harbor Master of the Fifth district, who is charged with giving preference to certain voats, or the agents of his district, contrary to law. The complaint was preferred by Alfred Dutch & Son and Gibbs & Co., and professes to be in opposition to towboat monopoly. The following communica- tion, which was the socond on the subject from complainants, telis the grounds of the complaint :— Naw York, July 28, 1873. aptain of the Port of New York :— RAK rring to our communication ot the 2d inst, we sid we have strong cirowmnst: the Harbor Master of the rifth disirict was giving prel- erence to certain towboats, or the agen's 40 called, con- trary to the laws of tho ‘State, as interpreted by the Governor, Since then wo have been suffering in our business to a evidently arising from at the “present time ig well understood, of those who apply to, in his district, that 3 Uo pated extent than betore jrom intluences bi the Port Dopirtmont; and we venture to assume it least the — majority ‘astor Johnson for berths artin & Crary, towboat at agents, No. 0 South strect, have his decided pi nee, | and through his influence'can monopolize the towing in | the Filth district, thereby carrying out his purpose as ox- resaed to Mr. Dutch, ir, Captain Johnson stated to r, Duteh, some tine’ previons to our frst com municas tion, that he did send @ boat tor a vessel, and would con- tinue todo so and so. In thia connection, perhaps, we should say We heat ho endeavors to explain why he takes so much interest in the towing, and givos as one of the reasons that cortain towboat captains will do as he wants them to do, The fallacy of such @ line of reasoning must be evident to any person with any knowledge of how the towing businoss is done. We now proceed to give one instance of how we suffer in Our | Dusiness trom influences which appear to emanate from the department of — wiich you aro the official head, The idea that we mako the representation in order to fiber dod any one in seit. delence compels us to make this appeal for protection, On the Inst. Mesars. Gibbs & Co. received 4n ordor from J. H. Wincheste) ayonts of the American bark G. M. Tucker, to tow hot from Lower to Upper Quarantine. "This service was per- formed to the satistaction of all the partios concerned. Since then Captain Larrabeo, master of ihe bark, lias signified his intention of employing the same gomplote the Job and tow tus veasel to 8 ns No. 52 South street, Co. jornin, fim Up, oF olse he would not get a berth. veasel in question was tow 16 Bast River. Thus wo the towing of this veasel, Stevedores are here wi ake no common' pleare notice that we do not raise the question of an ox- eas of towage or berth money, With this we have nothing do, Our complaint is that certain harbor masters are giving preforouce in tome way to ateninboa and in the end we fear the monopoly will bo © At pior No. elven the facts regarding jal evidence that | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1873—WITH SUPPLEMENT. ‘The foundation wilt then be fairly latd for a higher rate OF owas. Beats 406, Sf South street. ALFRED DUtUH & CO., 61 South On Thu laat several witnesses were exam- ined before Captain Seaman, among whom were the stevedores Jobn Maiiler, John Wilson, Charles J. Fisher and A, Lovell. ‘The investigation will be resumed to-day. THE COULSON MYSTELY. Renewal of the Inquiry te the Cause of the Drowning of James Coulson— Statements by the Depaty Coroner and the Keeper of the Morgue—The Mystery Net Cleared Up. The inquiry into the cause of the drowning of the late Mr. James Coulson was resumed yesterday before Coroner Kessler. The evidence did not throw any additional light on the mystery, and tho inquiry was closed, subject to be reopened should any turther important testimony be forthcoming. Mr, Alfred M, White said—I reside at 531 Second avenae; I am keeper of the Morgue, and have been so connected for thirteen months; the bodies, if in good condition, are photographed; if not in good condition their clothing is preserved for identification; in Suwmer the bodies would be ina bad condition after being in the water afew days; the body of Mr. James Coulson was first brought to my notice on Saturday evening, be- tween four and five o'clock; the inquest had been then held; the Coroner had left a certificate; my assistant told me 80; the body,when I examined it, was iu very bad condition; my assistant called my attention to two studs and a collar button that had been found on the body; he said that he had them in bis possession. By the Corouer—He did not tell you that he had received them from him? A. No. Witness resumed—Did not receive the cards from my assistant; my attention was not called to the cards until Monday afternoon, about one o'clook; they were then in the Coronet’s office; did not see the cards on Saturday; on Monday the cards were partly dry, but some of them were damp; he found the piece of paper (produced) in a cursory and ac- cidental examination of the cards; that piece of paper contained the address, “James Cou—, Herald ofice;” did not see Mr. Noon until the fol- lowing Monday; Mr. Noon did not inention to him that he had found a piece of paper with an address upon it on the body; tho cards he (witness) put on the desk again and left them there, with the intention of going to the HERALD oMoe that evening; in the meantime Mr, Slater and Mr. Wilson came to the Morgue and asked if the body of a young man had been found; on asking for the name they sald it was “James Coulson ;” witness replied, “I think I have your man; showed them then this fragment of en- vclopo, with the address on it; the body was after- wards identiticd by the gentlemen by the clothiug and the shirt studs; it the practice of Coroners to make post-mortem examinations in cases of drowning; Coroner Kessler has made two lately; in Mr. Couison’s case, in witness) judg- ment, there was no need for a post-mortem exam- ination; there were no evidences of foul play; if witness had not discovered the address on the en- yelope no steps would have been taken by him for identification, and the body would have géne, with others, on the foliowing morning, to Potter's Field. It is the practice at the Morgue to keep the cleth- ing and any other articles likely to lead to identifi- cation tor one year, all properly marked, giving the particulars and disposition oi the body. Dr. Leo, Deputy Coroner, was then sworn, and said that on Saturday last the Coroner received a lst of eleven cases for inquisition; five inquests were held on that day; the remainder were leit over to obtain evidence, but we gave deati certif- cates to the relatives of the deceased persons; we proceeded to the Morgue, and we generally go there every day, when we are on duty, as soon as possibl>, because there are genera'ly friends of the deceased there, waiting to take away the bodies; on the day in question the Coroney and wiiness went to Bellevue Hospital, and after making some inquiries about some case they were informed that a body had been brought from the foot of East Fourty- fourth street; the Corouer went tuto his room and witness entered a shed in which the cofins wero kept. Dr. Leo then said:—I examined the body, and while so engaged, [think it was Mr. Noon, put his band into the pockets of the deceased ana Temoved somo of tho pulpy matter, which [ saw; it was wet and ari ping ; some part of the paper was colored red; ‘Goroner .e88- ler remarked that the letter was written evi- dently by some one of intelligence, and the Coroner toid me to go and make a very careful examination of the body; 1 returned to the body and afterwards went to the Coroner’s room and tried if 1 could make anything out or the pulpy mass of paper; I returned to the lari again, and said to Mr. Noon that I bad examined it, and there were no marks of violence upon it; 1 thoroughly ex- amined the head and neck; [ was struck with the appearance of the checked siirt; the body was very much decomposed; I could not have recog- nized it, although Mr. Coulson and I were very friendly together; I made @ memorandum of his dress; the Coroner inquired it anything else had been found, and this led to the production of some shirt studs; the Veroner said that he would take the letter home and try to decipher it; he pointed out to the jury that the writing in the letter was iltegible, but that he would do what he could to get the party identitied. Mr. John T, Toale, 46 Pike street, clerk to the Cor- oners, gave evidence as to the Coroner giving the letter to him on Monday morning for careful pres- ervation; Mr, Toale said he saw the signature and the place from which he was addressed ; he showed it to Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Harris, reporters; but as they did not know of Mr. Coulson being missing they said that it could not be Mr. Coulson of the HERALD; aiterwards the Coroner gave tho letter to Mr. Slater, who at once suspected that it velonged to a a and proceeded to make further in- juiries, ‘This closed the inquiry; but should any car con- ductors ve found who can give any information as to Mr, Coulson being seen on a car the inquiry will again be opened by Coroner Kessler, NEARLY NO’ NEWAB: aa wera 32 *) A Hungry Hasband Finds His Supper Not Ready and Stabs His Wife with a Sword. On Thursday night there came noar being another murder in Newark to add to the list of New Jersey horrors, Jonn Bassom, a German hod carfier, re siding at No. 21 Boston street, came home from work about eight o'clock under the influence of liquor, and, not finding his supper prepared, quacrelied with his wife. Alter a passage of hot words be- tween the two the husband finally lost control of himself, and, whipping up a glass, struck his wife TRAGEDY, a terrific blow on the forenead, inflicting an ugly gash over the left eye. Bassom ther seized a small sword and thrust it at the detenceless woman. Tho point of the weapon entered her right cont inflicting, tortu- nately, only a slight wound. The poor woman shrieked and swooned, and the neighbors collected around. The sight of his prostrate wife seemed to sober Bassom, and while he stood gazing ather Officer Cusick, of the police force, en- tered the house ; but Bassom refused to go with him, and at once assumed the offensive by attacking the liceman, The brave bobby, believing discretion be the better part of valor, left the house and tried to get a citizen to do his work. The citizen declined, and said if the oMcer was afraid to do his duty he (the citizen) was certatnly not, foing to do it for him. But while the officer w: jolding this partez-vous outside Bassom made good his escape, supposing bis wife to be dead. He scaled the garden fence and at last accounts had not been caught Mrs, Bassom yesterday was quite comfortable and likely to recover soon. ASTORIA THROAT OUTTING CASE, Mrs. Layman Discharged. Recorder Parselis rendered a decision in the case of Mrs. Sarah L, Layman, charged with at- tempting to cut her husband's throat on the Ist ultimo at Astoria, The Recorder in rendering his dgcision, said that yhere was no probable cause to belteve she did the cutting, and therefore discharged her, Mrs, Layman was accompanied in court by her fatner and mother aud her counsel, Mr. James W. Covert. Her father attempted to thank his Honor, but was s0 overcome by his feel- ings that he could not finish, Alter the adjourn. Ment the Recorder said tt was the first crimfnal case that had come before him in fiiteen years’ experience wherein he did not bold the accus The scene in court was very affecting. DEATH ON THE RAIL A laborer named David Leary, working on the Pennsylvania Railroad at Trenton, N. J., was run over by a passenger train yesterday morning and received Injuries of a fatal oharacter. He was taken to the almshouse, ALLEGED ARSON IN WESTCHESTER. About two weeks ago a store occupied by A. Zabinski, at Morrisania, Westchester county, took fre under somewhat suspicious circumstances, and resulted in the arrest of hia & lad of about sixteen, on & of An investigation before one 0! justices of the peace resulted in the tal. Subsequent developments, however about the rearrest of young Zabinski on & warrant issued by another rate. Dur. ; brought st Thursday THE COURTS. THE KINGSBRIDGE ROAD OPENING. Attempt to Razee the Surveyor’s Bill, and How the Surveyor Don’t Like It. WHITE SLAVERY IN NEW YORE. Toils and Tribulations of Young Italian Musicians. BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. Nicolo Ciakelic, Mateo Ontunovick, Michele Cur- rolo, Francis Pezzolitche, Stefano Bogdan, Matee Machivelle and Petro Lepitich, sailors of the Aus. trian ship Cleopatra, were yesterday held by Com- missioner Osborn to await the action of the Aus. trian Consul, who was present and offered proof to show that the men had deserted from the vessot aud refused to go aboard. The defendants will be retained in custody until the vessel ia ready to start upon her voyage. ‘There was a lengthy argument yesterday before Judge Pratt, in Supreme Court,Chambers, regarding payment of the surveyor’s bill for opening the Kings- bridge road, It is claimed that the bill, which is for $93,009, is nearly twice what it should be, From a report elaewhere it will be seen that there exists in tiis city a systematic traffic in young Italian boys. The Consul General of Italy is taking a lively interest in the matter and the case has been called to the attention of the Court, OPENING THE KING3BRIDGE ROAD. The Surveyor’s Bill Against the City= How the Bill Was Cut Down by a Referee and How the Surveyor Kicks Against It. In 1870, pursuant to a previous act of the Legiala- ture, Commissioners were appointed for opening the Kingsbridge road from 155th street to the Har- lem River. A necessary part of the opening, of course, was to have a survey made and proper maps prepared, This job was given by the Commis- sioncrs to Mr. Edward Boyle, and he went on and did the work and in due time pnt in his bill, This bill was some $¥3,000, and the same being considered exortitant the matter was referred to Mr. William H. Pritch- ard for examination, The result of his cxamina- tion was reporting in favor of cutting the bill down 50,000, to which Mr, Boyle now seriously objecta. ‘The case came up for arenes yesterday in Su- preme Court, Chambers, before Judge Pratt, on a motion to confirm tho referee's report. ‘Thore was quite an array of counsel present, Assistant Cor- oration Counsel Andrews sppearine on behalf of he city, Mr. Dexter A. Hawkins ropresenting the Come mroller and Mr, Granville P. Hawes taking up the cudgels for the dissenting surveyor. Mr. Hawes claimed that Mc. Boyle was entitled to have the amount of the original bill under a con- tract made by the Commissioners for the openin at one cent per hundresl square feet of the assesaa area, which, he claimed, was less than the ordinary charge of 37‘; cents per lot, and was a proper bargain; that, in fact, the expense of work in that section of the city was far higher than in other sections where everything was laid out in Straight lines, and that the charges for extra work were fully justitied by the changes in tng Commission and its plans during tie work. He in- sisted, further, that even wader the contract, strictly and rigidly interpreted, the amount under it would be over sixty-nine thousand dollars, and thatthe testimony before the reterec was alto- gether unsatisiactory and not at ail establishing that there was anything extravagant, Mr. Hawkins, in roply, said that Mr. Boyle would not suffer very greatly it his clam were reduced this amount, ‘He had already, tor similar work, re- ceived from the city $287,000, and in this matiér would receive handsome compensation for the work done, larger by one-third than other competent surveyors were witl- ing to do the work for, and a larger rate than charge’ for the Public Drive, which was the continuation of the same road. He con- tended that tho contract set up was of no elfect whatever. The law and ordinances fixed the rate of Compensation Jor sucii work, and they could not make any agreement above that. It was therofore an improvident contract. But in the caiculation under it Mr. Boyle had pat in 25,000,000 more tect. ot land than the Almighty allowed that section of the country, and by reduplicating it fivefold, as there were five maps, made a ditference of $12,500 in that item alone, Mr. sage had been asked to calculate careiully the sum allowed by the law. His calculation brought the amount to $38,000, Tne referee nad allowed every reasonable claim for extra work, and so had raised it to $50,283. They had put ina sworn bill for $93,000. They had never till to-day heard of a contract for $69,000, The referee had been very liberal to Mr. Boyle, and he was astounded to hear a, be fiom him to the confirmation of this repor' Mr. Hawes said Mr, Sage’s difference arose from oxoluding the streets, and insisted that tife con- oe was within the amount fixed by the ordt- Ree, Mr. Hawkins explained that while the old ordie nance gave three cents a foot.frontage, ana would, where there were city lots already cut up and fronting streets, amount to as much as or even ex- ceed, Perna Mr. Boyle's charge, yet the upper part of the island being in large biocks or tar! there was no such frontage to be surveyed, and on cent per hundred square feet tar exceeded three cents per foot frontage. After hearing the argument Judge Pratt took the papers, reserving lus decision. ITALIAN MUSIC BOYS. PS ee White Slaves in New York—Five Years of Slavery for $50—The Toils and Trib- ulations of Our Young Ambulatory Musicians. The youthful Italian musicians who, with violin and harp accompaniments, make resonant our streets with their gay music, do not, it seems, lead very gay lives themselves, Recently developed facts, on the contrary, show that these young trou- badours are nothing more nor lesa than slaves, and that their masters treat them with barbarie cruelty. There appears, in fact, to be a regular traffic in Italian children, but the cruel and ins human treatment to which they are subjected hag at length attracted attentio:, and measures are being taken not only to suppress the trade in these children but to protect those already hero. The case of two Italian boys was yesterday called to the attention of Judge Loew, holding Special Term of the Court of Common Pieas. ito Nicola Saraceno, of Abano, Basilicata, Italy, sixteen years old, and Guiseppe Galii- cano, of Oliveto, an orphan of fifteen years old, applied some days ago to the Italian OUcnsul for relief against Michele Carcone. On the Consul's request the Children’s Aid Society intervened and brought a habens-corpus to release the children from the padrone, and this matter was returned yesterday in the Common Pleas, and, Carcone not appeariny , the children were, on motion of Chartes » Whitehead, released from custody and allowed to go to the Children’s Aid Society, who undertook the oharge of them, Meanwhile @ warrant has been issued against the padrone by Judge Shandley, but he cannot be found. The Nott tda proces verbat taken by tue Italian Consul, on which the warrant Was isstied, tells the story, and 18 as follows :— On this 30th dav of July, 1873, in the office of the Con. gas General of His Majesty the King of Italy, In Now ‘ork, before us, Ferdinand de Luca, Consul General, personally appeared Vito Ja Saradceno, & native of Abano, in the province of Basiltcata, Italy, aged sixteen aiveppe Saraceno and Carmela d’ Adamo, ‘od; and Guiseppo Gallicanognative of Oliveto, han, as by his statement, and they in order to be protected against their master (padrone), Michele Carcone, of Lauren ana, Basiltcala, dwelling inl the city of New York, probabiy at 55 Crosby street, and being duly sworn to say the mere truth, did depose as follows:—Nicola Saraceno was, per private contract between hig father, Guiseppe, and'the aforesald padrone, Michele Carcones given to tho latter for the terin of five to perform cian,” yt inder him the profession of “ambulane mur Mifor alt the a Oe “paid trom old—for all the five yoars, to be paid trom Carcone at the end or said terin st Kind treatment and to Instruct the boy he Pamns ie ihe rofession of musician, Sax om Italy onder the gnide arrived in New York about when Carcone, instead of teachin, , compelléd him since the firs streols of New York as menace of sev Question hin that he (Saraceno) was with his own father and not with @ padrot Said boy Saraceno does not bring hom sufficient money to satisty Tim is itt that iiving ta New Whe beaten with punches, slaps, », and at adrone even caught bin the neck, im with his fingers as thongh he inean strangle him, beskles giving him a bite on tho Gulse Gallicano confirms in everythin 4 ‘osttion of lite companion, Vito Nicola Saracen, Wainer In regard to his triend as well as to himself, with the ont, difference that in his case the contract was made by bi own brother, Manuel Francesco, he being orphaned of fathor aiid mother; arrived in rk at the sane under the same celrourns! [ magi ing the hearing which followed some damagin, testimony against the accused was elicited, wh ch fae, hin to be remanded for further exami- nation, nees of b > araceno, ani shared his fate ot ill treatingue “WNTINUED ON NINTH PAGE.