New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-23
SENATE INVESTIGATING COMMIT.
TIKI.
The City InspeessR's DcpsStneus-selIing
OA,ces-W what IL Would Cess - Clean
the 9ereeta.

the ssreetA.
The investigation into the workings of the
Street Inspectors Department was continued yester
day before the Senate Committee.
W. r. Chamber CLERK under Mr. Boole being recalled tes
tfed-I have known Charles Wsgsnd before his des' VA
fore belonged the Department; have met him number
time. Of the office in the compsay Of he
oonvereions with the German, through Weeana Bis
Of Offices Wessnd special inspectors one German
thai be had paid wesand for office; found that the
not on the payroll aud on reporting Il case TO the
City Inspector, no directed to investigate the mattel;
promised to increase Mr. Seams pay fifty cents dsy
knew anything against MI "essnd except bis selling
these Offices Mr. Carr always spoke very highly Of Nh Booe;
M arr was generally IA the oce the duties Of BIZ office
should have been performed mostly out 81 door' Mr. Booze
do no, think system OF conducting tho bust.
ness of thi. department, can be materially mproved-
Colonel in thu Gsrb.di Guard wa, not in tho army while
tho Department. he kept public house aud saloon about
~ e. about IN. aoh Of June 1854 when Wessnd t INTRO
dlced ,hese Germans did not know thar he was selling
the Of special Inspector he told one that We
zsnd mad .Od Others cei'e made an sdavt before
dayit against Mr. the.s advi,s were made Ia APrl
knew at the dine that Mr. Carr had made charges .sans Mr.
with being recipient Of these funds the -ale Of Offices
Vim. H. Tfavi. with a, the time tooh the sfda
rsn and ono Weeand think gave hoo stavs TO the
cy Inspectors ster gave the information t. the City Ia
70 M ia The highest terms Of Mr. BOoe Nj Boo mad, I'M
'r9v'%sst. r s,s dspiIi sCs.v h. wa. vm.er and
kkeepe n the department. be was buried on Sunday last
Charles o. S-on estihed-f reside In jersey City,
need with the Central Railroad Of New Jepey purchssed
the Oh, way or the extension Of the road from Bergen
Point have charge Of the hirg In on the water front
owned half the contract with Garrett Wynsnts and owned
half his boats 10 be used ffcghug ashes and rubbish from
New York had Congregation with Wynsss Ia res5d 70
removed when he could get the removal Of ashes sud s6ase
lad could get the prices raed Toe nIns In at Jersey CITY
ha cd
up there 10 show me that Mr Booe would be removed be
brought bis printed testimony against MI Booe he pre-
se.ed me statement against Mr. Booe that hs wanted me
20 swear 10 Il was something knew nothing sbout he said
DO hai paid 1850, and II 1t COS, him SlOpo ne
this matter AZ ALI Wynn,s told n AZ he had been up to
Albany and made statement to the Governor against MI
are 80 TO be hlled
l,he Long Dock IN Jersey City thege L sso large trFoy
be filed the Central Railroad; Il will Ike ten years 70 do
he filling these ashes worth money 70 persons hne the
City Inspector could sell these shes ~ om 10 TO 20 cent?
yard tie cyis paying frou three dgnp' and = cent.
ser . Tor removal aes from dump tho contractor
>rmos the sshe or nothing from dump be pays cent
md AZ another II cent oai for the ashes he Railroad Com
psny hsvs coae. for cnoyinga through man hamed
Jones. - II,
tetie IVES City Inspector for four .eer from June 1898
he cost Tor cleaning itc streets for one year wss
iirt Ia ho.n ie slo- Without any eubarfasment he
would ave carried hr contract the letter. sni would
ave rad, money should think could contract
I a, the ork ss.ctorlly for go aud m,ke money!
II properly panased, would be worm toVOVoi
n!ugs uUfiir.t tlilk ara seciols 'eAb
drus would BE- ns-fu pr ry msusgeti bad spt ciei
Inspector the Office had special io!epctor- "a ,he "-s'
Judge Whingl tnd Oh the pay roll 10 srec inspectors
Whist afr their dltic-! a., . 1T
W,uc,s snuo soc vte, they're fori should net uinf
bell ring were consider them nui-eneei ori
nsurs drhutors useful az certain scts0ns on me year
tirs one ~ Two payroll clerks would be sufficient mere
.oud be- m and Histln. OF dnnps wme ~
,on. gss Alderman received letter. fori n n connecin
sih the oGce Mr.. Carr supeTir sndent o! sanitary
0ommiscn un1er he performed his duties iiiihinlN;
CIos. rrulred-f was sp2oufrd IN June, 1889; tie Hack
ey cou,iar. was yy.u on. IN Fetruary ti hsd .npr's
over ne entire buiuess Of the department. made lrac
dco Of visiting Wards almost every day TO erah'
~ condition OF tho streets; usually rode IA carriage or
sson I'D tie expense Of tho cy the Guy .u-recior IA
great easnrc Obliged to rely upon the in'osny 81 o'e
al1 h sgescd REFORMS IN the Department. TO tssNo
aou Council ~ pr,vomcuf, might BE- mad- IN
tak with rr5yer tho whole streets ~ cc") oE2
i, b. c'end night, consider thi. whole II a.. ys
70 tfiuk frauds cen 30 pcrpetr-'ei rnd-f
he tally ,ys,cin readily by tho ese, systeAii N
O would rean tire streets even ~ prc.ent fnes we
ro.,rt rates Of wages of +g90oO sbc1t Ss'N world be
fequ ed fir wa-t, would require iron - 70 80 ssseits
can every s,e. in tho city wrek II would sfle
rom iR 10 70 cart. tie ~ Get dIti would nois
ono nan srd 20 supcisi ne la3ore these 'eis
monte ne bA.ri celebrations nsie rrc"utly
Adjourned 70 iot o'clock odsy tlhnrsfayl