The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-01

Investigation into the street Cleaning De,
partmeat.
TESTIMONY or rHs srREsr ISspKc r0Es or THz
RI0urB, THIRD AND FIRST WARDS.
The special committee Of the Board OF Councmen ap
pointed 10 investigate into tho department. for cleaning
Streets met ., O'Clock p. Il, rassdsy at No. Oily
Hall, Councilman Jones In the chair
John Foahey ng sworn, sAid-I am Inspector OF
streets In the Eighth ward, under Mr.. Mott; received
my appointment In January 1885, In 1865 the cleaning OF
the streets in hat ward wss Under contrast; my duty
TO 60 around and tha the contract duly
ouied james W. Bush the contractor; hs did his
dD,y well went through toe ward daily; from that
time on had charge OF the work entirely; employed
the about fifteen In number and from six to e'gdt
csfk the men were employed constantly ~ 81 30 . dAr
" r s %s'
dsic ard every district has i9 ash cart In the prng
Of 1859 We bad FROM t1erty.avs TO thirty osru ON
T. icur or x carts, ssd sisS. or ten mon Ebas ven.
through the ward and ordered reduction TO the msn
but of,sner worked With only six men; select ID
s any q ss carr. = my aSs Ss.ssr
about TO- 900 loads Of manure were dumped from m
ward; Mr.. Parsons hrs the control Of its sAle We
mu,t have cartod 90 loads Of sand that wore lsrs
the ward by dirt carts from cellars, &c the mon work
Cd right On After tao appropriation run out knew the
frequently TO sell their bills or instance, when they
we're getting 81 Is = Gay they sold Thorn for 81 III l.
cost, believe, between s2 600 AMI $4,000 10 oe.u the
ward in 1885, u contracted for this year $1,000, but
cart be tone for II.
John n. sherwood, Inspector of tho Third ward In
1886 beiug sworn, said-I vas appointed In 1866; my
duty 70 that the ward kept ordor aud 70
make correct report Of It; the ward fer contrast
TILL Jupe, 18b5-then commenced sweeping ana cleaning
the streets kept about fourteen employed 10 1885,
kept nom four TO eight carts employed there u one
dumping ground in my vArdm IL in vcsey street. IRON
forty to one hundred loads wsre carted day By each
cart; We paid eighteen csnts load, whether
was cartrd from . long or short distance have
eeen about 1900 loads OF manure lying at tas
dumping ground was good manure, and sold for rs
lead. ooss nom ST. 900 10 S3 600 for oleaatng
this ward last year II now under contract for 50 100
Bot the ward cannot be oleansd for that cleaned Deg
every day last summer, and always took twenty
thirty osds Of dirt from H. You can take one hundred
loads from West street every day, and yet would not
be clean, 10 muob stuff " brought In there from the
country much rubbish thrown out By the sores
Mr. hchsel Burns Inspector Of Streets In the First ward
beng sworn. said II been Inspector OF this ward Tor
about eve years; ! average about twenty I'VE mon
cleaning the streeis have usually had about t~enty
I've carts employei paid by the load; bavo paid -
hgh a. % cents inspect or 60 over my .ad three or
fur times day am In way connected or Interested
il tho cArts don't receive any aid from the police In
keeping the streets clean clean the wAr onoc
week and Brood way three tmes week, the new con-
tractors commenced work In my ward lsss nghs.