The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-12

The following Is the correspondence referred to-
NEW York, Dec 90, 1868.
iHoAAs NJ CARR, Esq, Superintendent Sanitary Inspec
,SsR-Beieving in common with large number of our
Fellow citizens that abuses exist in the organization
several OF city departments and particularly in
the OF the City Inspector these abuses require
Of reform we ss lake = the se.y or pemp
from you as Superintendent Of Sanitary Inspection
swers to the following qucstions-
Nfa-l5 the present sanitary system or the city
Quoted with sole view to the public health and security
and II not in what particulars it deficient. either in the
form OF its organization other In securing that
obeot2 Are its expenses greater necessary?
So how are they incurred and how may they be
SecodAs 10 the particular branch of cleaning
what any, the defects in its present management
eher necessary part OF the existing system
abuse Of that SYSTEM Can be ecenty conducted at
rae o. expense than az present, and how can such
reduction II any, be edec'ed' ,ouN srrpwoon
President Twenty frst ward Citizens Association.
E. L. BOLLES,
---aS CRY iyspEcross DEpAa1AKSr,l
BUREAU SANITARY INSPECTION
AND STREET CLEANING, Dec. 20, 1863
GaNLENEN-To answer fairly the several questions
contained IN your letter to place in adverse posi-
zion to the interests OF SUPERIOR the City Inspectors
and also involves the safety Of other interests which,
being personal shall without further notice.
To your first question would answer that have
Sanitary Department In the city at all commensurate
che city barren Of all guard against dsease
pestence or conagon as II such emergency had never
Oo6n pf0VIueQ ADMISSION
out Is due TO candor that the facts should not be con-
cealed Unsuccessful as have been previous City In
specsors In chage Of this department owing 70 the in
reference and hostility Of certain members C the Board
Of Aldermen. it Is now far worse under the administers
tioa Of The present incumbent The causes Of this state
OF things few will euumerate. In the
Grst place. It Is with every desire avoid personalities
that intimate that the present incumbent lays claim
are 70 great degree necessary to the intelligent dis
charge Of his duties as custodian OF the public health
This being the case, how is 1t possible that duties
he of liar nj
can be faithfully performed by this officer With these
admitted disqualihcations II Is impossible that be can
inteligently direct those under him, and from
queut unwngness TO take advice from those who from
experience are competent 70 advise nothing DONE and
d sad state Of things but tho description is by
exaggerated one Under other circumstances
the propriey u these remarks might be questioned but
here their niroducticn is unavoidable FOR II must be
understood that the Of sanitary system de-
pends more upon the intellectual and capacity
ars than 70 any other rule speak from personal know
edge when that for tho last six moeths not solitary
sanitary has received attention beyond tho
cleaning III the streets FOR all practical purposes had
besn well IL Sanitary department were In existence;
annually for salaries and $40 900 for which
latter Is purely election fund $50 900 taken from this
iu efcency 10 the sbors Of this department And YET
with this fund al command and yearly expend
e. the startling fact pressnss se tina; a. least Two
20 the absence or all In sanitary regulations
Besides there is greater amount OF sickness in this city
IL s Christian woS hs fact Ss
concealed however may be vanished over and II is
81: q e;s facts that Sa S
4 is. will yet be worse, II the health Of the
city remains 70 DO tempered with BY an irresponsible,
fitness for Office my experience extends, are
the very last considerations with these The Board
and this right is Chseruy sCceded by the City nspec
tor Political and personal consideration are the only
guarantees TO success and the usefulness Of the parties
In
ed TO them can be readily conceived.
The present City Inspector is impressed with the one
DO, and under the present management nothing
more can DO expected. On examination OF the annual
shed BY the vastness or research investigation ana SCI
entihc elaboration which these reports contain and yet
sSsorSss feature Of these documents is not even men.
cioned. BUT with this department Of late IL Ia the only
toniadfA on nAsnuch as It Involves the expenditure OF
hundreds Of Thousands or dollars annually Take from
tho work Of cleaning and all control over the clean
ing Of the Streets combining simply 70 sanitary affairs
OF any G the departments Of the city And to this com
pexon must come at last, the health and lives Of tho
community are worthy Of consideration.
do not hesitate for moment 10 characterize the pre-
sent expenditures Of the public money for street cleaning
purposes the most supendous fraud ever perpetraed
comntta Of this fraud upon any one person for Is par
ticipated IN by q combination OF men known as "the
who are Interested not only in keeping up the pre-
sent expenditures and costs, but in adding to them, 70
mako them. possible, double what they nov are Com
msuciug with tho Hacklsy fraud, By which certain ON.
less than y thousand dollars, and continue the inquiry
down 70 the present moment, and We have the fact be-
fore inc city has been robbed Of nearly half mil
lion Of dollars. the resolution now pending In che
Board or Aldermen should pass the Hackey contract
contract was declared null and void the consequence viii
be that Hackley win and recover damages and full
pay down TO the time Of such decision as the Court may
would involve further loss the city Of all the money
spent upon the streets for the last six months amounting
n~--a - wotltl, hath =
originator Of that resolution contemplated such result
am not prepared 70 say but must 90 allowed my own
Opinion may be- To avoid the threatened and
exposure attending che passage Of the Hackey contract by
the Council o the an %Oss II ass,
Hacley obtained bis contract come light and she ex
worfa. tho expense Of The City exposed the public
will then be enabled 70 Judge Of condition Of shings
which their worst apprehensions have heretofore failed
The City Inspector in his communication 70 the Com
from Ave hundred and hy 20 six hundred thousand do
lars year In cleaning the streets. Two weeks longer
work s en 70
thoroughly freed Of the large accumulation Of NTH
left By contractor Hackey After sns aScomplishmsns
one-haf Of what he then expending and 70 was the
knowledge OF this fact that caused his removal.
give here the amount which ic would have cost the
city Tor cleaning the streets under Col Deavan had he
been permitted to retain his place The DATA were pro.
cured by from the several street attacne
20 this bureau number Of street sweepers ana
cartmen required three hundred and twenty Up
20 the LIST OF the present month"; under the admnisra.
ton OF the present Incumbent have had from six un
red and nty eight hundred, and other expenditures
in proportion The total cost 70 the city from my est
mate amounted $25 900 for the year. Under the pre-
sent system Ia least $780, 900. Within the last four
months wealthy contractor presented TO me In person
written and signed agreement BY which no offered 10
freight from the city It's ashes and drt for term Of
years free OF expense, and TO give security for the faith
fu performance OF work in sums Of from nfy 70 one
hundred thousand dollars referred him 70 the City In
apcntor but not meeting with success, De INDEPENDENTLY