The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-03
Cleaaing the streets.
OvkRHAuLN0 TIE CONTRAOrB-nAYoB WOODS
POwKR 10 CLnAN THE srpRErs

o'AhhAtLiNo TIM COkTRAOT6-hAYon WOOD'b
fowR 10 CLAN THE srRsBrs.
special committee appointed by The Board OF Alder
men TO examine into The securuss Of the contractors fr
Cleaning The streets met In w. Valentines onloc, CITY
BAL, at P. NJ on ruesds<-Preseai, Aldermen Adams
and Monaghan.
mayor wood "" hr' called before the committee when
the following quen' ne were put and answers given
,,,ses ~ yoo power or control cleaning NE
YouP 20 aware that certain contracts have been given
ySsrc Arics for cleaning the sueenf A. VS. SIR; Mr..
~ Drew the form Of those contracts AT The request
ne Comptroller and myself; tho CONTRACTS given
the lowest bidders; gave Tor ihs work
W 90 the ooutrac have been confirmed by tho
Common Council, but The cosrac,ors went on with hcm
q Have you many complaints against The condi Ion OF
the sdeebf A. Every hour.
q And you have no power over them? A. None o.
they should have been cleaned long ago.
CIARNAs-I have complaints IN the papers about
your nos cleaning The streets but could Do how you
O The street sweeping machines have had a fair u!l
ana failed, A. The contracso have certainly jailed "a
comply with their specifications.
Mr. On, HKvssAw, Who surety for several
tractors, said he dsposei IN withdraw entirely
surety for said contractors because the contracts had no
The committee asked Il there was any other surety o
Mr.. Reynolds present No one appeared.
j. NJ Bspos, OF 200 Fih street. sad;-I am one Of thf
sureues OF Peter Morris for cleaning The Two wards.
decline 70 qualify In relation 10 the value OF my property
or ~ 10 my responsibility ~ oue OF the surcues quail
ned once before; that sufficient; VIII not do again
Tho work under The Superintendent Of Lamps and
Gas when became surety shoad like 10 know Who y
v under nov. change Of men sometimes makes :
" ADAMS OF 33i cherry street. said that he under
ood the Law In regard 10 being surety and hat a. be
bad been surety Tor many people, and had W pny fos
the pon-fnihimsnt OF their contracts, be nov pos
lively declines OF being, gong, standing The surely d
Ihnmas III Ferris, or any one else.
VIZ DyKs thaf be declined being surety fr clean
Ing the streets Of The Tenth ward, In sooordancs with The
contract.
eAsrr d wuArs Of No a Reovick street, said he
surety fov Jas w. Bush for cleaning NE Sixteenth
ward He had gone security for The cont actor aod would
not Ike 70 rcpudate He considered impossible
TO carry out the contract according 70 The letter. ou,
thought u vas carried out according 70 The spirit u
would be suscsnt Mr. Bush said he could carry out the
spirit Of The contract and do the work satisfactorily 70 The
people add City inspector.
Cha. Dvvhs and n. Frederick, sureo FIR ave wards,
did nct appear
Mr.. H. Coorn, Of Jersey Cry, sAld no vS associated
with Henshav and one Of the suresios OF Mr.. Rey
nolds, and declined ts have anything further 70 do with
the matter
Mr.. MATTE and J. H. PrAvy. suresles Of John wekhei
zen U The Thirteenth ward, both willing 70 remain
suretcs and have the streets cleaned according 70 the
spscinosiiops .
The comnitsee thn adjourned Ill 70 day, a O'Clock