The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-04


In July 1855 the made 1854 terminated and
Mr. Ebpg proposals for contracts tor year
The bids opened the 18th oJuly 1885, for cleaning
the streets of the city for one year. commencing on the nth
of the month The aggregate amount Of the bids for
clearing the streets OF the city for one
the Tenth ward the contract for which did not end
same time with the other wards-was $l44.000 The
tract price for cleaning the Tenth ward ss This
makes the total cost Of cleaning the whole city equal to
slf2s4s.
lew DAYS after the bids were opened on the 18th OF
july Mr. Ebing reported them TO the Board of Council
men, and called then aent N 10 the persons who
the lowest bidders, with adequate security and who. by
the terms OF the 18th section OF the charter Of
ton OF the Comptroller could have any Influence this
question: was used in favor OF complying with the char
june 80. 1856 and another dated July o. Of
the same year. Copies OF these letters annexed
ana marked Nos and 6. The first usases Of the Com
missioner issue proposals for and the second
etter urges him TO give the of the streets
hose to whom be bad awarded the contracts as the
owest bidders with adequate security This advice
disreearded and he vert forward with the OF the
money and credit Of the city, and apparently with
expectation OF finding protection in the mastery inac-
viy'' OF the Com mon Council. In the meantime and
believe after the second letter written the Common
Council instead Of acting promptly on these contracts,
which promised saving to the city OF half the
Pence of cleaning the streets majority Of that Board de-
ayed action on them Tor many months and lthe mean
time passed an ordinance few days after the
tracts were reported TO hem that no contract should be
executed by the contracting department until the
confirmed by the Common Council Those contracts we're
lOt confirmed during the contract year. And during that
period the Department OF Streets and Lamps under the
direct sanction and countensnce of the Common Council
continued the expenditure OF money without contract and
this rolled up OF for the year 1885,
from the middle Of July to the Close OF the year. OF about
hundred and seventy thousand dollars; of this
sl45 600 was incluGec in the Comptroley's estimate
document 90, of Aid $500; the balance CT the
fearagps above stated was necessarily paid from the ap
preparation for the fiscal year Of 1855 This appropriation
was $4,000 The sum drawn tor arrearages (sS4 0oo
left Tor 1855 The sum Of s225 ooo and this sum has been
expended shown by the statement OF the Commission
IN little more than hall the year 1856.
Let Us then put thee tgures together and see with
what pFopr ETY. the Com missioner calls on the Com
Council the finance department to place another
hundred thousand DO lars al his dposa 10 be spent In
violation OF the charter 0, 1855 ana which must be Dor
rowed and paia By the Common Council and the Comp
troer violation OF the 18th section Of the charter Of
The appropriation for arrearag.s for cleaning streets
See Doc CO. Aid pages l41 and l42......s14s 955 70
Annual appropriation tor 1855 ........... 259,224 90
Total sio5 179 rs
enormous CT s4o5 l79 70 has expended since
tie offers made TO MIN in july, 1885, by responsible
bidders for cleaning The streets for one year. for about
$l50,o00.
But it said in extenuation that the Comptroller with
any requson from the Commissioner OF Streets and
Lamps has drawn the appropriation for street clean
ing. This is true 10 a limited extent Under a resou-
ton Of the Common Council referring the settlement Of
al the previous contracts 70 him WITH fni power the
we're opened in July 1885, the sum Of about 1000 not
differing essentially from the sum Which be sapposes
might q, that date have been hand Of the regular
appropriaic n tor 1855
flere was also paid to Alderman Baird on his
tract with the Mayor for removing ice from Broadway
the sum Of 800 In any there must have been
expended BY the Commissioner, after making every
reasonable allowance, al least $3.50 00 being more
than double the .um which the bidders required for
Cleaning The strcets-sl52 900.
IL Commissioner ofs,reets and Lamps, in bis commu.
u the All Of August, aludes TO the payment
o: s3i 600 ont Of the appropriation OF 1850, for |
arrsarages OF 1853. This frm was paid BY the
Comptroller IN setting Tor the arrearages OF 1902 pui
these payments made on the rolls OF Mr. Eblng |
for expenditures not Included 10 the amount Of ar.
rearages returned 70 tue oy Mr Eong Tue
estimate OF November last Tbs msier explained 10
report from the nnaEce department Of the Board Of
Counanen, Jul, IL 1881, PAGE 10 Inc preceding |
statment showing ne LOT Inc conrsct year.
from July, $780, 20 July 1856 covers the period during
which TINS expendndre O sSiooO was made py hr.
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