The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-11

Alderman Walah.
Probability sf Tho Project Succeed
ing Finally To-day,
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Tho city appears be in fair way Of getting cleaned
a last owing the prompt action taken By the Mayor
Comptroller City Inspector and Counsel 70 the Corpora
tion II will be- remembered that the Board Of Alder
men, at meeting on Monday last instructed The four
ofhcias mentioned above 10 adopt plans immediately
whereby the streets might be cleaned with ~ little delay
possible. Pursuant TO this request the four officials
met at the Mayors ONCE Tuesday afternoon and After
discussing the subecs thoroughly in all its bearings and
considering variety Of plans for overcoming tho di-
ouities surrounding the matter, was finally agreed
that they should draw up paper recommending the
following measures TO the attention Of the Common
Coancil:-
OF work already and material furnished for street
cleaning from the 18th Of May to the 9th OF June incu.
sve, under direction Of City Inspector Delavan. :.
Second-The authorization OF the City Inspector 70
undertake the Of cleaning the street, in accordance
with the resolution adopted by the Board OF Aldermen
TAird-The abrogation Of the Hackley contract: and
Fburih-The making Of a new contract or some other
permanent provision for cleaning the streets.
agreeing
troer City Inspector Corporation Counsel separated
for the day but met again yesterday when each OF them
signed his name the following document. embodying
the plan briefly announced above-
MAYoRs OnlcE, NEw York, Juno Q, 1853
To THE HoNoRARLE TIM COMMON COUNCIL
GYnEMEN-We the Mayor, Comptroller, City Inspector
ana Counsel 10 the Corporation acknowledge the receipt
OF your resolution adopted yesterday, n the Following
words:--
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moved: and that they also Se 20 sHSrs sScn %s
ssry funds 10 pay tho sspshses thereof
We have given the masters involved In u early and
thorough nsd have az appears 70 nsys pees
The existing difficulties In regard cleaning the streets
and removing garbage co. have their origin principally
IN the inability unwingness Of the present owner OF
the lackcy contract perform tho duties required by
sum the duty cleaning the streets and reIovns the
garbage but from the fact that there were under his
Ts Ss w.s mum ~ and refusal ~ his employees
in many OF the wards 70 do further labor until the
amounts owing them had been paid put an end TO his ef
forts in the greater part OF the city.
This embarrassment continues and. As We think, can be
overcome best In the mode which we submit for your
consideration.
II will be noticed that under the charters and
gulang the Of this municipality we have no
power nor any be conferred npon to raise OBJ
tain the necessary defray the Of clean
ing the city These have boen provided for by the tax
way Of apprpratng before the Comptroller Is authorized
TO disburse them.
In unceanlDcss Of the streets and an accumulation Of
garbage extent almost, II not quite, unparalleled
and exceedingly TO the health OF the citizens
are twotold-
rst-The necessity Of providing pay the men
employed by the City Inspector from the 18TH day Of May
last 6 day ~ June inst as reported by him 70 us
SecondThe further necessity of providing means Tn
pay the workmen. cartuen material men, &c. In the
future and thus BY showing ability 70 pay promptly
enabling the city INSPECTOR such assistance
he may deem necessary to purge the CITY,
wepropose " remove these difficulties by recommend
FsThat your honorable bodies pass a resolution ap-
propriatng the sum Of $3l esa u to pay what rs now
owing work done and material furnished In cleaning
tho streets since the 18th day Of May last under direction
eeondHThas the roard OF Councimen concur in the
resolution adopted by the Board Of Aldermen the 10th
Of May last in the following words
whereas through the failure Of the asssnss Of the
streets Of our city, which now are in dangerously
a C 70 IN
Reso,Ss% Tha, The Civ Inspector directed bills
for the work are pesen,s 70 demand rsvmens M thereof
neglect % pay cry inspector take the
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Comptroller be directed advance the amount REQUIRED
for the purpose OF street cleaning
We would further suggest that perhaps there will be
more proper opporune time than the present for
the Common Council 70 abrogaic the Hackey contract
by authorizing and directing the City Inspector or such
officer msy sse% sss N n Sa
contract that, owing 70 their failure to perform It's re-
quirements, s at an end and that no more work shall
be done under It, and also TO arrange for making new
contract some other permanent provision for cleaning
the streets IN the future
MATTHEW T. BRENNAN, Comptroller.
DANL 4. DELAvAN, City Inspector.
JOHN r. DEvEIIN. Counsel To. Corporation.
Since the signing Of the foregoing communication
have received from the City inspector Information that he
accidentally omitted from the estimate Of s3l 1888 II
~tc nj Nuvo
nights cleaning Of Broadway which amount he requests
may be added 10 the appropriation specified in the
"''''"'' ''-~' GEORGE oPDYKE, Mayor
In accordance with the recommendations contained In
the programme Of tho Mayor Comptroller City Inspector
and Corporation Counsel, both Boards Of the Common
Council met yesterday afternoon 10 take the matter into
consideration In the higher Board Alderman Boole took
the affair into his hands, and engineered through with
out the slightest difficulty by Of the following
| lution:-
Resolved That n accordance with the
contained In the communication received this day from
the Mayor Comptroller City Inspector and Counsel 10 the
Corporation the sum Of thirty two thousand nine hundred
and thirteen dollars and scventyone ce1s be and
by appropriated for the purpose Of paying the amount
due for work dong and material furnished In cleaning
the from the 10th day Of May 10 the 9Th day
june under the direction Il the CITY Inspector which said
amount the Comptroller hereby authorized and directed
appropriation for cleaning streets
Which was carried
This resolution taken In conjunction with the May reso-
luton Of the Aldermen clothes the City Inspector with all
the powers he DESIRES far that Board concerned
In the slower house," however, among the twenty -four
civic representatives called the Councmen the project
met with decided check. Councilman Jones' the Presi
dent opposed ", Offering the following plan as subst
tute:--
Resolved, That the Comptroller f the City OF New York
be, and he Ia hereby authorized and directed 10 take
charge OF and employ the necessary labor to clean the
streets avenues lanes, bukheads aud piers of said c
and all ashes dirt and garbage and ali expense
incurred such work 10 be paid by him charged 10