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

Total Is 90 . i slOs7 % ssslos -
The Increase q interest revenue ponds : owing
mainly 10 the increase Of Expenditures an
cay alas OCO charged, third 10 the Common Cogn
eli and two thirds - the Which have produced
Necessary ~ pay the o. SOS 900 has
rowod since the lt a January N anticipation Of tue sum
levied for 1850 and not cellar Of which has Jet been
received This aids largely 70 the amount O. mt rest
paid On revenue bonds.
Tie preceding statement shows that large portion q
the ncrease Q, taxes attributable n causes which
,he Common Council has very mite control and even
te increase CT tie pay Of police AMI The adeon 70 the
cost 81 sighting the lamp dsrsis under resolutions
passcd by the Common Council 81 1857
me municipal government, however, has been reiss
In not curisng expenses. The'comparisou between
renses 1852 and 1853 for the ordinary support 81 the
government fourth, u not one third more taan
n ~ ought 10 been AMI The Con mon Councils Of
1sbs4-5 ought 10 have adopted system which would
have lessened The expenses AZ they failed In this m
portau, duty rests with The present Common Council
IN he lat lew months o. Their term 70 redeem the egs
iatve department from the mputauon OF having 30 long
neglected this important duty.
dKASING THg sTRxyr.
When By the charter ol 1888 i male imperative
on the peper,mer, Of streets and lamps 10 make ar
rapgemens for cs auing the streets by competition and
by contract sealed bds tte bead q the department
and the superintendent of the Bureau Ceanng Streets
expres,e strong conviction that the could
be cesned By contract and all The Inspectors and the
csr,mer ana those who delivered them cres tokens
sor !. xarrsut 90 the treasury. we're eli OF the same
or,snfon that the streets could not be cleaned by
contract Al last, however tne city was eividee
substantial Contractor, with adequate security THIS
was ip 1853 The next year there was new Com
missioner OF Streets and lamps, who also vas I'm
ressed with the heef that the streets could not be clean
"a by contract Tue Common Council however divided
me CITY INTO nineteen districts "a order " ensure more
competS,iou ana 10 1854 arrangements were made Tor
the streets by contract The aggregate amount
OF these contracts sl62 z20 aud the appropriation Tor
cleaning streets for 1886 was 900.
The present Incumbent Mr.. Ebling, entered upon MS
duties IN January 1885, when these contracts were gong
on, and after the appropriation Of $1,000 mad been
made.
Soon aer the commencement his term Of Office apro-
position made him by Smith, Seckes Co. the
object Of which " improved system for
cleaning the streets by the aid Of certain machines and
an enlargement Of the Tor carrying OF the dirt and
last though least the OF much larger portion OF
muscle where was necessary 10 sweep the streets By
band labor.
Mr. Fbing placed a number q documents In the hands
III the Comptroller for examination Az the object Of this
rovement professedly, vas 70 clean the streets more
promptly and perfectly less cost than under the
eoorsc,s made by Mr.. Gazer, no objection was made
,ge mari Of the Finance department, 70 having the
,,,r trei as soon could be done consistently
,.h ne rights of those who then had contracts The
r,dt hovevcr Of introducing the new system due
~i,stvcix n NJ Ebllng ard the Mayor and the Comp
49, - nperated 70 bring about clean ness IN The streets
!, , ~. n exceed tue amount which the city at TIA,
s,.. se,n obltgs I'd 70 pay. The urst arrangement
I ..F.f sse''les O.. which came 70 my snowieige,
...,.. WIRING, w vhoh hey engaged % clean the