New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-05

rned the statement Of the Mayor thst there wss po
contract made with Smith for Gle aning the Streets nne
that IL was simply temporary srrs0gemena ns
own part In the matter was nmply 70 say, wnhcus az
vspg a. to tho manner that IL the streets were cleaned
well he would pay for It, The matter Of cleaning
streets was left entirely 10 the City Inspector AZ 70
documents, he bad none. Two or three weeks SINCE,
be raw several proposals, which were left In Ibs
hands Of the City Inspector To he best reeoecto on,
one was from r. A. Smith for O0,O00 ono from
Holenbeck, Higgne & Co., and another from man
named Patrick Coyle. Being requested to give ths
fgnres a. near be could the Controller said Hoen-
rate Of IS Goo a week, Or $26O, 600 year. He had
been informed since by the City Inspector that thcy
had increased their offer 10 $6 900 per week. $40 600
per spnum. Some time sfterwsrd he was informed
by the City Inspector that named Coyie offered
10 do the work a. the rate Of 5000 week for the
first fortnight and, decreasng 6 800 for the second,
S. 600 for the third, down 10 500 at which rate hs
proposed continue for one year or more, desired
Mr. FARLEY asked whether the Controller had
copy Of the special contract made with Mr.. Smith In
June last for cleaning the leading avenues and cross
streets
The CONTROLLER did not recolect whether be had
one in his Office or not. There was no contract; "
was simply an agreement between Col. Delayan and
Mr. Smith TO clean certain streets Tor 20 mach day
That arrangement was finally stopped toward the soss
of the year because he he Controer did not believe
Mr. Smith did bis work as he oagbt TO have done u,
and be therefore refused TO pay him for Is.
Mr.. FARLLr-You were the fret person thsa whe
objected
The CosrRoLLER-Yes dr. did not think Mr..
Smith performed the work properly 90 refused 70
Mr. FARLEY-Do you think the ordinance seetion
No. 80 gives the City Inspector full authority to adver
tise for proposals TO clean streetsf
The CosTRoLLrR-Yes, Sir; think be has faR aur
thority from that ordinance.
Mr. BRADY-H the heads Of departments failed % do
their duty, think it ia proper the odum should lie
with them instead Of the Common Council, upon whom
1t ia generally sbouldered.
1t was explained that Mr. Morton had advertised
according TO the ordinance bat his plea for not going
ahead was that he never could get the corporation
that such contract given 10 the owest bidder and
settling the of the coDtrat which the ordinances
Of the Common Council (seetion 3S require to be
preliminary act.
Mr.. FARLEY-Eow then, Mr.. Controller, DO the
committee understand you TO Say that there were TWO
lower estimates than that of Mr. Smith 7
The CONTROLLER-I am correct In saying that Mr..
Hollenbecks fret bid s. 900 week but that it
was chsDged-so Col. Delsyan told me-that hs had
increased it to 5000.
Mr.. FARLEY-On account Of the change In the spool
fcstion. .
The CosTRoLLHR-Changsd because said should
require ali tho streets TO be cleaned and ashes and
garbage removed.
Some further conversation was held in relation 10
the present condition Of the city, in which all agreed
that it would cost $4,000 week TO clean the eisy
properly now, while IL would not require more than
a, Coo under favorable circumstances.
The Committee agreed that the City Inspector was
the man they were after, and adjourned to meet hm
pursuant TO letter of invitation from him, at hts
house, on Tuesday next, at y o'clock.