The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-17
Our Dirty Stree Is.

NEW YORK, Fob. IS 1854
In HnAIp Of this morning. i. Is STATED that Alder
man Mott ntly called tao ONCE OF the Commits
soner OF srees end Lamps or eff, of ths ins-nd
snt o. Street,, AID In answer to inquiry By hm
relative 10 the street not being cleaned ~hon ha re-
sided, the Superintendent his deputy or clerk or s,ms
other official displayed 70 the Of the Ad.r.
OF sums PAID for cleaning the Identical street, with the
Gates carefully inserted and the Amouns paid In dollars
and cssis marked down with A acsuracy vor ny Of
locker Ipe who!a stsspsnt from best 1ning to end n
base and malicious fabric alton No book has ever been
Kept 10 the Office Wherein streets cleaned srV
enumerated and An entry made OF the cost OF clean NJ
the same TIE employed in carting ashes dirs
manure, gar bsRe and bbh In ths several ~ards sero
required state their bills With their an isvi.s a.
taobrd the several streets ia which th.y had rss
before they could draw their pay Bat book has or
could have been kept containing the amounts paid fr
cleaning any rtcuAr TIE reports we're ma u
weekly BY tho Street Irspeoors of his se,e
raj wards, gvieg the number II loads Of dirt MANURE
Der Ct men employed swseper the nun Der OF .ys
work done, and the oost II the same Aad such "a
porte we're entered In box kept for that purpose shnw
ing tbs amount paid for sweeping cbsning and rsmov-
ing mspur, dirt AID rubbish from A~sh va d psr seet
No esrss made Ia such book after III. 18Th oAy OF
November the streets contracted out on this 22d
dsy q Ncvenb and consequently in the haoas
o. The ctors, whom Alderman Mott BECAME = mem
bsr Of the Co nmon toupoi; when the cnvsrsasoa
nd showing Of account books in The sap.rut.sa.os Il
treets coe Sad to have occurred The district IA
-b'eh Alderman Mot resides (tns fourth raot
nd Aoerrsp Mott had called the flee L. reis ion
to the uIele~nlinsss 4 the ieotca In which he
fs<Soss complaint been entered In the
con plant beck kept for that purpo and taa osntcr
notified In accordance III, rewt.h No such c,m ,lAut
b4ns onnd ugon The book IL 10 bu ns iaf-r that ne
called At tbs ofo. or 1t least p1yer mad. aav
fuoh sompls.ot Respectfully,
GEORGE WHITE, IN p4rintent sat Of Streets
RKMARKs.-Here IL . question for Alderman Mott
to settle, and we have doubt he will do 10 at onoe
We desire 70 state, however that the conversation
alluded TO in our article occurred previous to last
November, and, Of course, prior to the election q
Mr. Mott TO the Board d Aldernen.
Board ~ Supervisors.
The Recorder In the rhs minutes Of the last
mssirg read and .provsd
or sundry persons for the remission Of taxes Referred
OF Richard ArnermAz, msttr q survey of Eixh.
=, IN h mo T~spty hrst =, 81 900.
on Sunday Oossscr and otusr papers, for adye, LinS
,otioSs u steoil election slt
CosHUs1c sToys
FROM the CAsf OF Polos, Doufyiay TIE County C4rk
ct IN rom 10 The bsenmsut Of Ihs CIty asu ysre
Sse namber " papers brlpEsiss 70 ,ns ef = Of the
,unty Css AMI ossifsy hi sarly I, the MAJ
- Referred 70 the Ccus'y Crra, with power 70 REMOVE
lem r. . place a . irtty
IMPORT
In fsvr OF payirG tn oi y Fts for ls2 dAys
ork Ia Oosap oller'' flee a. 81 psr Gay SEQ
RF0xT sukHRkD
on the al oonmiics In rlasu " laws no before
bs Legislature in relation 10 this city
On motion, the b ard adjourned to Monday next