The New York herald., 1865-02-25

and other necessary and legitimate objects. MF
A number Of the employees Of the department have
already voluntarily contributed towards tho dcfaying
Of these expenses but the thus contributed Is
sufficient AZ the objects for which these expenses
hoped that you will chserfuly contribute your share
thereof which, upon compptation, IL s. -, LII
berry q soon a. the Finance Department makes the
nra, p.ymsnt under the new tax levy Very respect
< sos' 5 pusESaekky, ';:ss Hmp'oyss
T. r. WAINWRIGHT, City inspectors
@ Did any In the City Inspectors Department
make assignments Of their salaries under this CIRCULAR
4. cannot tell; some made assignments and some paid
Did Mr. Egbert call upon you after coming from the
Comptroers oce to tell you that he did not not be-
ieve that Mr.. Ryer ever made an assignment OF his
salaryf A. He might have done So but do not re-
Did you write several letters to Mr. Dclavan the
conducted under the administration Of Mr. Boole?
A. may have done So but cannot recoect the contents
any Of these that the expenses Of the
department had been increased under Mr. Boole.
VIM. r. Hull, sworn-Resde at No 322 West Twen.
tieth street, have lived thirty years In the city OF
New York; connected with the City Inspectors De-
parmcnt for about five years. for short time was assist
clerk in tho Office; first appointed by Mr. Della
van; tho duty Of health wardens report to the Office
daily any violation Of the ordinance in relation TO nu
between hs hours Of ten and weye under
Deavan In $780, considering the increase OF the city since
then their services were not as much required then s
disabled horses killed. serving notices authorizing the
health warens to have nusances abaedi there Is an
partment he appointed by Mr. Deavan before was;
havo performed my duty as faithfully under MI Bo0le
as did under Mr. Desvan the duties are more arduods
Judge whiting called the attention Of the witness
immense bundle Of papers which were brought there
Wtness-These are the weekly reports Of the health
wArdsns, which were made up In the period Of Ave
m0nhs have not boen absent from my duty but three
days since have been in the ofceOne being on &C
count Of Sickness and the other two attending tho fu-
neral services Of my daughter have known in
stance noe Mr. Boole has held his present Office when
health warden refused 70 do his duty the warden Of
Bellevue Hospital reported several cases OF disease ana
had the houses from which the patients were taken
Of disease contracted while in the discharge OF his duy
never knew Of any OF the health wardens being alb
sent; II they had would have known or Il; not
could e. health warden % do Dc his duty he never re-
ported 70 me any such casesL
the once from nine in the morning tI ave the after
noon; do not perform any duties outside Of the ONCE
shs c,v ordnspces iu which cases nav have 10 20 to
tho courts Mr. Carr called the health wardens together
occasion 70 give them instructions, by the
direction Of the City Inspector for my par cannot tell
whether Mr. Carr performed his duty faithfully or not
his ONCE on the floor above mine and seldom
there thought while he was there that he faith
full ohicer don't recollcct saying Mr. Carr that it
would be impossible 70 get ton Of the health wardens
together .. one time the principal diseases requiring the
smallpox don't know whether any O. the wardcns could
tell before the pustue appears whether the patient was
whether the warisns wrote their own reports
whether somebody else wrote them for them; have
think that they did not write them themselves
cannot tell exactly what month the smallpox broke out
I'M the disease confined 10 particular locality don't
think u necessary for health warden to be physician
they instructed 70 ascertain from the attending ply
scisnwho Is required by law TO report all contagious
s the nature of the disease Of any patient
Judge Whiting-Do you know the name Of the in.
speetor Of the Twenty second wardS ~
oonnsi, The present Incumbent name Is Higgins
judge Whiting here produced the reports Of the in
spectof Of this ward dated August reporting that
no witness that horse had been removed which ques
lion the witness answered anirmatively. Mr. Whiting
than presented report from the Same inspector, dated
M he oth OF the month"; stating that dead horse
Was BE- found at the place. and asked the witness
Tns witness said he thought not because reports had
been received for the intermediate days, and N such
puisanoe were there the reports would have shown IT,
Nv. Whtng-Then, from your answer, we are 70 as
sumo that al the old diseased horses In the city 70
th!s plaee 70 disi GAugh!erl
died from smallpox contracted ~hie In the discharge Of
duty - inspector; think Inspector Higgins Was ap-
twssn hc 18Th and aeth Of August there were reports
made for the intervening days; Mr. Carr was not sui-
oiently under my eye 70 enable me to say whether he
performed his duty have the residence Of all the
wardcns and could call them together any time In twenty
four hours II thought necessary under Delsvan the
Of the Aldermen when Mr. Boole went TO the country
last summer he told me to use my own discretion In re-
John r. Dcveiin was the next witness examined His
testimony In relation 70 the litigation occasoned by
the Hccker injunction He gave history Of that trans
william H. Devoe sworn:-Rsside al las West Thirty
seventh street, have lived In this city twenty i've years
special contract for cleaning certain streets under
the CITY Inspector clean Broadway Fulton Cortlandt
whitehall State streets the contract for Broadway
was made with Mr. Delavan and for the others with Mr.
hova lsoeu In he Gusin 0va
streets OF the city could not be cleaned for three hundred
thousand dollars had sub contract under the Hackley
contract for cleaning the First Second and Third wards
would undertake 10 clean the streets a of
Ave hundred thousand dollars with the privilege Of the
'v over the city Ssns able q smpoy sSo he
At their own prices while the aborers working for the
city have their wages nxed BY resolution Of the Common
Council the city pays men 81 90 while only pay 81 75
the expense Of cleaning the streets OF the city since
1858 has increased twenty-five per cent; think
the City Inspector could clean the streets for
one hundred and ATTY thousand dollars less than costs
were not for the mpediments thrown In his way the
men should Be paid every two or four weeks own the
patent right Of the Christine street cleaning apparatus
think II h better than the patent used by the Compost
Company; their patent has been discontinued in Phis-
the amount Of my contract s between 500 and $500
week sometimes employ from Ten 70 hfy men besides
How much did /. COS, you 70 clean the streets you
Thin. you s. s,.: s hight . .e o.. n. s.s sis
would take from three hundred 70 three hundred and
any men, besides about ten machines the dirt would
probably bring twenty nvs cents load.
d Fcr cleaning Broadway, First, Second, Third and
Fourth wsrds under the Hackley contract, how much
a prefer mol 70 answsr the question. lost money
an The Ave thousand dollars and there
fore would not like 70 answer the question
NJ Munger-Do you refuse 70 answer the question:
Witneee--I do
N. Munser-we will make you answer the question
ana ask you again whether you refuse 70 answer
wisnsss-Ysu may do ~ you please; decline 70 an
swsf the question
Mr. Munser-ssrgeanta take this man into
custody.
The sergeant obeyed the order Of the Chairman and
the witness put under arrest
0sofse whtA was the next witness examined He tes-