The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-14
THE CONDITION OF THE STREETS.


TEE STREET CLEANING INVESTIGATION.
ppncxyprN0s or the C0MMIrTKA-rHE CITY IN
sPscTORs sTATEMENr--A SECOND ADJOURNMENT
ETC, ETC.
Two O'Clock yesterday afternoon was the hour ap
ro,nted Tor the second ting Of the Adcrmanc nves
eating Committee TO take place Alderman Farley, how
ever was the only member hand to occupy the
riages IN waiting the City Han 70 vey tho oommee
20 tho Of the City Inspector whose evidence WIS
the next Arrived there the Chairman resolved
70 mold an Informal meeting and whom the subject OF the
visit was introd nced--
Mr. D1rAyAs informed the Alderman that he quite
ready to give him sll tho Information no possess
ed .ayor Woods comnnni cation" continued be-
uniformed the Board Of Aldermen last night ls5
the s' Is Is ,sS Se S co only o as out
amounted 10 $278 262 AZ the Mayor also informed the
Board that tho cost of street cleaning in 1885 was
S269,22a but the Comptrolers records show that
reached $685. $40 22 tho Mayor states the strest ceau
ing expenses Of 1851 but from the recorns OF
then the Mayor s,aes the 70 be $3.50 GEO.
while the records OF the Comptroller 0tce shoe them
70 have been 1901 Az 80; this, however, Includes
ptnses Of 1885, the expenses OF sst year according W
the MAY report we're $3.50 1872 while ia reality they
were only 1875 667 So the arreayage which before spoke
OF belonging properly to 1883 making tho didereoce;
now, from the 18th OF June-the time I co.
expenses altogether very little thau they
for the Balance Of that year OF the whole s 900
spent 1893, less thau $40, S54 II
before the nth OF june when became City Inspector;
and then there was cleaning OF the streets for taree
months o. dat tieony the removal of ashes iad gar
bsge, bad 10 put SS5 men 10 work at cleaong when
commenced the streets were III 30 nhy oondhon."
M DowsSc, the Soperinu ndent of Sanitary Inspection,
informed the Alderman that tie payments Tor
cleaning made fornghy and that the So 635 So OF
which the City Inspector SPOKE was the amount of
fortp'ghtly aymcnt which came due fortnight after
the 25h OF December 1865 and consequently went into
the appropriation Of 1859
Cr iNsrEcroR-I found the streets in horrible condi.
fn rms ~ m ma IN Al
the people perfectly Wiling to bear the expense OF
sueet cleaning provided the money Is spent properly
did rot want to have any money scent uselessy, 80
SET The men aud carts 20 work and sooa mase tue sreeta
cleaner during las, than they had been for
years previously and ali the papers gave the
OF having done So When saw that she Mayor had SEN.
his communication TO the Board OF Aldermen, wont and
got The figures showing The OF street cleaning
IRON the Comptroller's Office
Mr.. DowNlSe--The reaeon Mr.. Dclavan makes the
statement be is accoun, OF the communications
the kaycr sent 10 tho Beard Ct Aldermen
Alderman FARIEy-lt would be- desirable 10 have 81
the members OF the committee present, and Thick viii
post scrc the proceedings uut more quorum Of them
here, ihoneh rene pber Mr.. Desvan me that
nc would give any member Of the committee all the In
formation in his power.
committee ss well as for all eau say wha. have
70 say 20 well as a dozsn.
Mr.. DowSiNG--Tne eypenss OF cleaning the public
streets have increased 10 the ratio the
amount Of taxation. The wards In the upper part of tue
city above Houston street, coat nothing to clean them
tended TO Fourteenth street and sfterwsrd TO Twenty
third street The Nneeen,h, Twentieth, Twenty FIRST and
Twenty second wares cost nothing for street cleaning
few years ago compared TO what they cos. now Leave
the Twentieth, and the other three did not cost
average of IS 900 a year for cleaning
Alderman FARlgY-when Mr. Dowung came into Office
recolect ihere was very little street Cleaning done
above Thirty fourth street, bat good deal between
TWENTY thru aud Thirty fourth streets.
Mr.. DowSlSc-The three wards which cos; cniy three
Thousand doass year 10 clean I'LL the last few years,
cost from ppe thousand TO eleven thousand dollars
year each TO clean them; and the Twentieth ward the
moot expensive TO clean in the city, except the Seven
teenth
Alderman FAmxY--I suppose the reason The Twentieth
ward ccs,s W much you have ashes
and garbage farther from II than the others.
Mr. discretionary we could get four cents foxd
for garbage 10 I'LL supken lots now we have IN nearly
every to pay parties for the privilege OF deposihug
rubbish their ground There are only two places ia
she whole city OF New York where paid for ding
sunken lots. and from the owners OF those only
ceivc three cents load. Now, II any takes those
facts fair he that
of cleaning the city should not stand st when taxation
for other purposes advances continually. II should In.
crease like the other c the city government
and instead OF costing $3.50 600 year. should by this
weaiher-say ten days--thc streets will be clean
Is they were last summer at any time. We
have about three hundred and hity men at work
the present time but they cannot the broom the
hoes beiug the only thrgs able to manage the streets
tber present condition. We have also about 400 cart
at work the present time, thirty Of which ht
Third ward. We start with the intention Of putting
the I sSrDpsn u. Sn Sna .v. tn. ,oeoo
tors fcr contracts for cleaning particular streets made
out and advertised
4 Chr IssrxcroR-As soon I can get them printed
that the ordinance authorizing 10 ad
verse passed in 1855 and revised in 1852 foroe
I'LL tow Gays ago received no notice OF the adoption
Alderman FARlxY-rhAt hss been the cause OF failure
often Have you got the opinion Of the Counsel to the
err ISsrruoR-Yes He says hore Is nothing to pre-
vent me going on 10 advertise
Silence succeeded this reply, which was at length broken
by Alderman Farley adjournng the committee 70 the
call Of the Chair BE subsequently, stated that another
present week. The parties afterwards separated.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
This Board met on Monday al i've p n, President
Peck the chair. After the reading OF tbs minutes OF
the las. meeting some minor business was transacted,
and the following received
VITO or TIE MAYOR RESOLUTIONS BOARD OF ALDER
STREET axASISG.
MAYORS orF1cs New York, March s, 1860.
10 NE HoSoRaBlx THR BoARp or ALpRRMxs-
Ireturn herewith the following resolutions, without Ap
Resolved THIS. .b. Clark Of the Common Council be- aud
nay be presented 70 him for cssnns the siee
sS Ssrsfss ua nth Other
SsssSsa y Thar in' ss st:H and hardly.
horea directed have the q the CITY cleaned
clean uSt such time tbs Common ooinc ss. osherwis,
5 Resolved Tia, tie comptrorer and City Chsnbesls'n
and are be eb dir. 90, "a sn any wsrrao Or wsrrsats
br them f for cleaning the OF the city
and lie heads q dspsrnen Win ose smith Or sml g
soy oaer persou 'seetor until Otherwise ordered by thu
Although each Of tbese resolutions proposes a some
what peculiar action ITSELF nevertheless they all aiu
at the object; aud hence nc grounds Of my objec
tons to one apply with equal force the Others there
fore, yos viii please consider them as applicable alike Il
The unuis.akeabe effect OF the resolutions proven,
the City Inspector from making arrangement w;h aoy
ousce party to clean the streets Of the city, and to
Del him 10 continue In heretofore adop,ed by