The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-16
Our Streets.
pxpoRrAN1 REPORr ON rHE CONDITION OF THE
STREET DEP AkTMhNr.

~sporrAN, REPORT ON raE CONDITION or THE
STRICT DErAkTMkNr.
srRGEr COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
nEgx osk, July a. 1859.
Of tS which requires that Head Depart nru' shall
Vi bic ,nent wnh sogsssors
therse and g The eobc business --e
Me following report for the frat s months o the
report sus~h,od hs end Of the nr quarter
be reason thai The or the year were MT made
On the isa Of Hr ,he esisiore OF ths STATE passed
~ hat time without haysy % spOrours,e mo
peidsd Sresdy appropriated or soscii parsose
ans which cAnnss Without visitation Of law be diverted
stats q hing. productive Of great irsxulArs,s.
ssapsAness and really Inc best nsrs,s Of
IA 10 expense shs Hs incurred By any o. s
= oncers thereof wheher the object or expenditure snail
shs been PREVIOUSLY sde oovsrins suca
,psn.s This hsa been iors.ssn "a yarioa,
~. DspAi ment from time % tune during the year 1888
po: 70 iSss BODY dssd 1sosvSsr Is isss rsco%@endei
NC 81 ss 81 lie as
I% s r. e .nS ss e
passage s tssssas
Ss asss ss.1 10 ~ & sSsssss o
ne r, Of J.ssa, some Aser period N the year. and eyes
eouphADcs wS he plain and mandatory terms Of the
snen Of he ssycr there wsS no room FOR onp,
:: W: the ny a: %
NM The DAY. q he q %
kcur uoder The direction and OF
10 p there
s.sl :. we're hs well being Of tho
.ssin Day Of Jana.ry IL m%ooss..on to
W yous to
=: DIsyss ;ss q ,sasa
ysons for sap.ndures Incurred city so!srnnsn.
wn 81 moo or % @ Scn OF .as year S0o
hy ne aso
sDc 70 ali ISs sse C ;os sns
ps% %.as therefore "''s' NE action of the law making
~ as
s g. ss ~ .sa
70, :scn o. the csosss ne
,sSsr nan s e. Court with almost certainty Of verdict
passage Of the appropriation bin BY he Common
uary eef for tSe Sa.ncs.
were ere ssn sas ~ bs, re annual
y S 70 ras hs b. sr Is SU
S e S os AZ sS
" ss from S Hss.s the
M "on he sa svs for ss
&c sg
:SsS mere should 3. ~.
.ss
~ Z .ss =.
e. q to b. ~
back p'sn, nohr.riiy and largely reducing
g ssyus 81. uoo % Be- S1 pss
sIers sIsmoe resulting IN exhausted appropriations aud
snss an .c,ouu. of the .u. bushes. of
VIZ 9 9s the year would and
contained in my annual report for last
made o% ms
% .s @ 10. III %Sns not ~ acted ynOp
hs hs M &c And The
o. he Under he
spon ss
u 10 n
We part Of very many 70 oonoe Any portion OF the
Gwen Of q s Of % as q %
am ~ % o. NE fact ny ~ TOa
dSc.s and s e The actual work !. no: well execaied the
ven sxtoud put u ri. ls .sIs q
atyen 10 tbs bv ocsrs Of he ana woud
Be S
s. CONTRACT there masinE :psciacssons uaisss
s 70 comply v sm Fos
SA =;
vcvVy .t c nc @ va -
Icy uppn INC ana OF oe
specsors sessro 70 me c1ecunon OF work IN accord
1nCo ~ ootAoa ~ = wy oS
snSuH % Anu mea h d
.bt 81 e ,osan ,o az nsrt c1
srs, With he specacsdons FOR WORK would respectuiy
nc.s.s thst s emf he AUTHORIZED bv ordinsnce
70 svDont nav not 70 exceed eight inspsctofs Of work
done by contract uudor the Of Street Improve
ments four Inspectors Of work by under
Of whsiyes, and two ospeso Of wordone BY con
under the Bureau OF that each inspector be
paid monthly bis services at The rate OF $500 per year
that by this means contract WORK would be better exc
cued and at less cos Tor than hiss heretofore
been Under the present g. stem usual 70 appoint an
inspector each work done BY contract whether tho time
long or shor.he work i'm Porsnt or unimportsn- uni
form rate Of ~ day This duty not by any always
performed sstsiact y admits OF Imp best
The number Of inspectors OF work done by contract en-
ployed by ibis department on NE S'n OF June last was
twenty six Gee Appendix marked FL
the services of sanoot number of competent inspec
permanently secured the business 0f this
win be in about gooo condition well be placed
under exsns but in 1859 refer
ing change IL the fiscal year and the necessity spsac
be expended uadcr Appropriate head Of
dspMmsnts stated ~ do not hesitate to hat until
cannot properly be conducted have had no cause 20
&c his opinion on the contrary adhere to and reS