The New York herald., 1863-08-27

In prosecuting the work u cleaning the city, various
eaossr have cooprsd = creAse be cost q ne under
menscned the failure, Through neggcnce inability, OF
ths csntractcr osn the streets for long period ante
ros ~ the abrogam of has contract which cntad upon
shis department. No labor and sxpensc 6 removing tho
deposits which hAA for months been accumulans Tho
seocs garbage boxes and ash barrels tho Of
tho ,stc riots which caused intorrupton OF tho
OF three four days, being valuable TINA ost requiring
streets during bs time when the upctons Of The depart
ment were Temporarily suspended: the Increased ccmpcn
sborss and cshsrs in the employ of this department,
circumsance which The Iity Inspector has
ss % a. s .e S !. X a al
tenth has, within the past year two been 70
placing inc ciean,ns thereof Under the isrsde,,@ u
this Department. adding proportonately much more to
the outlay for street clonng. Another mportan, add
ton is made TO the expenditures Of this department
Of tho wretched Condition OF The street pavcnent
and curb and gutter stones IN very many, and almost IN
variably the fcules, Localities In the city The deceu
tralixation Of power unsparnGy rractel by Law
makers in the Ssatc Legislature during ,hs pact few
years, by which the efficiency OF cur local municipal
government has nearly parayzcd has placed Inc
control oi he street pavcments from curb 70 curb ~
street another and not unfrcqucntly happens that
IN street newly paved or repaired tie curb and ggter
stones although very much nrccd OF repairing and re-
sottiDg being Ia many pa broken p others sanken
lct tn that condition, while IN many streets where
the curb aud gutter stones have been set and reset
the paving stones have been displaced, and their places
hllod either with stagnant water or decayed aud DO
caying vegetable matter. The displaced sunken aud
broken gutter stones the wstcr intended for cleaning
tho gIitos % become siagnant tho nierceg become M
ed with every description q nth requiring FOR ls
val ne immediate attention u The officers a h dsraTt
nicnt, thereby largely increasing the expenses u the
bureau These arc very scIoug eyls mnch annoy
aAcc, pot only 70 tho rcsdo, tho line or gncb streets
but 10 this dopartnet, and are. not properly and II
once removed insnaeiabie nusaDccs aud roue farccs
of disease
Representations Of the cHziense IL ose ., IL II Tie
proper departments arc net WITH tie statement that 4
Impossible obviaie the occurrence q such aun0y
Council lor these specific purposes, having 70 be-
toned by tie law making power al Albany arc nya
riably much reduced. Va The aunml tax levy
% budget, for thB city, while u " being palsted
preparatory % s psssaTe by the legislature, Tat ~
funds Or but tite os what liz required DO fcazc
by tao city TOR tle pdrposcs above oLumcTaled ibis
y Eother eyiaence q no INJURIOUS e.ccs q he
municipal government - this clty-aud Il al add
iicn - Tho evils and burshcns imposed pgou nhabi
taniS ~ mo olcious ntermeddln. 81 tho sgaic lea
taro 10 the Affairs ol municipality 10 which great
mlofiy % ia members are entire strangcrv incrs
fercnces that should be lntcrdrsed and tho COZ
pirate aa.hoi ties q the city left q lcglic lor he
smopabsc fos any violation " their legal rcgronsbulcs
i auy peglcct oi their ciHclai daties.
Ano,hos lmporsau, Item a expenditure y cal.cd BY
Tie praeco. now nearly general Ia streets where the
rails or city railroads are newly LAID or have boen re
paired q permiing tho surplus sand and rubpsh u
niles, upon Smpeiirg tho work The removal q tbs
surplus material impcsod upon This depsrneut cou.
aspsc.of s popssss iSsS g re@ssy % 10
native ert HIM than q causing ia removal or permit.
ting tho streets 10 remain IN nlthy condition be has
invariably CAUSED such streets % be cisArci An est
mae OF The coss VI thls extra work may BE- inferred
three thousand nlns hundred and eiVy seven ois Of
snch dIt were recently removed by this d0psrtsenl
from he srests IN which The rails one cotnpsny have
rsccnty bssn LAID.
This department IL Of opinion that sncn practices are
10 direct violation cf The charter ~ the respetye ra
road eonpanIes and be takes this occas!or of cspg
upoa te ryopev sstbostes 10 Jake immediate and eee
tive meares 70 Prevent rspsltona a tho prscscs by
oaonag ne eGss&s bsws ths raQks n sAd comoAnlss
70 b cesiy cleaned and kept frss fson every dcscr
lnnsAaas sssvs sAoald sss " Hksa by ,hs ncsr, In
pssSS ~ othsr ecsss nsrn9 esooro svsT d,ss cara
70 - sssa % esr not 1vspwy gstvssasl b allowed
20 wo3 seAes fM ~ e1ky ~ ~ ostvals pd,vAnsl4
=. s.ssss 9 ~ AIlY .isNsssl - shs x1ata~si,
|were - 0eeo efovvee sse9 cog@ oveunelo1 W IrFn
psry cseeesscas1. S41s a1pshss = ~ nnsy isms dsr
w. :.g:sHssss = ~ ~, .s-'ss y " sS y ssAn 'ss
Tbs rrsssn sasmary cssdnsss q sss esy ss. Bee a.
cursd oniy " sse msa 6Ssfssgsese ana psrsneas ~
vssn ss'sss - wsn = s.s.l:se - "a sLan V sessE
ederaon shas ccah vsss 10 sAs eatassSss n sse ",
ssmsrsbh ntwesN sseswsa y shh ps,r xss-cess