The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-28

~ nv; lhe ssrA0oo appropriation he's NJ, besn ca
Inv, ~ es,..r enng 4 has been Ief oat Of the IA
dun. f''ands gratis, and Mr. Booe objected 70 h
the man " 80 more TO remove II than IL comes TO
hadser bds o'hcn mat ne would remove the manur,
GRATIS the itv MY nothing on tho manure but ri
vste parties cand dispose OF II without having dozen
a."s,e INSPECTORS and inen to keep the records
shoa.d think one man was sufficient NJ ca b
dump ground; there are fs,r dumns; know thai
J, .oea not re1nirs mSoy men 10 perform the
~, y, .h,s deparnen The inspectors do not perform
w. ues oi their of'ee the distributors or ordinances
are enlirev unnecessary they not perform any
sueh autcsi don't think required 10 clean
ma receive pay than are actually in the employ
o. street cleaning consider the City Inspector neces-
ssry o'c.r, II ne performs his dudy; the whole
e 81 ATTY performed by large . number
.. o. men couid be performed by much fewer;
a al",e arc about ono handred officers falling
nder the three heads OF The departments named think
tWety hve men could perform all the work that these
s s nuhared men now pretend to do; would make the
duties Of the inspectors ncumbent upon the police;
wouu merge the officers OF wardens health wardens aud
ordnance inspectors into the Police Depar men; the one
nnn ns men should cut down TO for each
waIo ana think the police perform all tho duties
'hs ~ me present insnecors now perform and more
he alreet by judge whitIngTo the best Of my know
resolution Of tho Hoard OF Health; communication
from the Comptroller to tho Board or Aldermen was re-
raisea december 2s 1859, showing how money
70 paw TOT cleaning the streets under the Hackley
coIn no bonds have been issued under the State law
or saS levy ~ 1884 to pay bonds for cleaning
- was the Who'll, amount OF the levy decreased
100 Oo ooo In consequence OF the withdrawal or the
$500, 900 Of the tax levyG A. really can not saw
Is There any such thing as diagram or showing
ua poruons or the city require tho special attention Of
the sanitary comml,tec2 A. I have not seen any
20 .nefs not large proportion Of many wards that
u'S Sor' o. Inspection entirely Unnecessary Yes
g What proportion compared with tho whole whould
that maker A Very nearly half.
Q In yonr opinion Ia thsre a waste by having in
existence the separate Board Supervisors and Comp
srone Yes, sir; they can be very easily merged into
O. What other officers could DO dispensed with without
detrimentS A. had been informed that the ordinance
distributors did not perform any duty whatever and
drow paw one time Kept the pay roll back until they
applied for their pny; asked them what work they per-
forned, and some said they were engaged In making
sanitary returns others obliged To report thcm-
selves once week a tue City Inspectors Office found
but who world say he distributed ordinances and
even that ono could not tell what they wtrc what like
but guessed they German sworc eight Of them
there are eighteen or nineteen tho rolls; they APP
naiing Of the health wardens street inspectors meat in
specors inspectors Of membranes and all the appoint
mens IN street cleaning inspectors of dumping grounds
special inspectors, ash cartmep, &c.
Cross examined-Q. HIVE you any complaint to make
nat the CITY Inspector didn't do his duty properyf A.
Personally have none 10 make; but thn, Il duty
upon me-, whom people tell me haIy this money
10 expended, to bring tho matter before the Com
mon Council, and presume that what JQdre Wiling
desires is TO show that ii not properly expended
when moneys are raised in the already spoken
o. think that by employing an adequate force only
tho department could be eieeually worked and
expenditure OF 500 600 per saved to The city
ibis concluding the examination of the Mayor
Upon the assembling OF the committee after recess
the counsel for Mr. Booo called upon The stand leonard
yvv to two hundred and syty-seven miles of streets
ia the city requiring sweeping The Second ward was
tho small ct, having hut nine miles OF streets and one
mile Of srrs Tho Twenty rst ward had serenteen miles
csstreeS Average number Of N les o. streets p The wards
was twelve There four hundred miles OF streets
paved anu unpaved.
Cross examined by Judge whiting-Am public officer;
am Superintendent OF Sanitary Tns ec.ion under salary
an golns 70 Virginia; zone Of your business what
chief clerk Of the bureau makes up the pay rolls the
City Inspector appoints the officers on the dumping
seventeen dumps do not know how special nspe-
tors there are; there eight meat Inspectors eight in
spectors Of incumbrances twenty-five ordinance dsrbu
tors have nothing 70 do with making up the pay rolls;
Mr. T. Jones does the printing and stationery furnishing
for the office know nothing about Judgment of
~ Mr. Jones had against the city for furnishing
articles to the Department. know nothing OF tho items
never saw any q his bills know nothing aboat another
5000 know opS nothing Of these things Or whether
they are right; make requsition iron him
for what ! want, and he furnishes w with
the articles the clerk keeps the account do not know OF
any instance In which watch diamond pin was fur
nishcd by Mr.: Jones Much moro embarrassing test
mony WAS adduced, the witness being strictly on his
Judge whiting thon called Garrett f. winan., who
boen connected with removing the ashes
O From tbs pero, Of Mr. BODIES advent down to tn,
present time could tho ashes have boon removed from
the city FREQ OF expense TO the citys A. Yea sir Fthnk
. IL could @ta Am ~
O. DO you know n Mr. Boce was acquainted with thst
fact? A. think he was. can't tel what It cost tho
city to the ashes in 1868 1864 can't how
many loads would 10 removed from the city annually
from the depot Ind which comprised onequarter OF the
entire city, speak; II there taken away on boats
the ashes delivered to the boats could be taken away
without additional expense 10 the city, the better part Of
the swcepings sold ana the refuse goes the boats
With the ashcs the ashes could have been removed free
OF charge 10 the city; l. at time, called upon Mr.
Booie, and madc proposition TO him that would re
all the ashes from the north side 81 The city free Of
any charge to the city, and in that proposit on offered
him two good and reliable suretics, In the sum or
$50 600 each, for the faithful performance OF the work
another proposition made. in three different WAYS 10
take contract for single year i've years and also
proposed 70 take all the dumps the east tide by giving
me sixty dnys a. procure boats.
The witness told long story, which severely tested
the patience Of all the amount of which that af
making the above proposit Mr. Booze dad not enter
tain or accept them, the inference tn be .fawn from
which that Mr. Boole paid out moneys, OF ut least
the pay rolls 50 state for work whi,L could have been
done free or charge 20 the city.
Council for Mr. Boo'e attempted 70 provo by witness
that II ho could afford to take the ashes from the city
whole year without compensation, he showed wrong
spirit OF morality In accepting four and eight conis load
for doing the n short time Afterwards
Tho hour for adjournment having arrived, the chair
man stated that the further sessions Of the committee
would be held In the Equity Court Of special term
20 Duane street ADJOURNED 10 meet AT the above place
this morning ut half-past ten o'clock
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