New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-28
Senate Investigation COmmittcc-Mnyor
Gunther, MIR. Leonard III. Boole, and
Mr. Wiuaufs Examined,

again yesterday morning at III o'clock. Judge
Munger presiding. Mr.. Boolc was present with his
counsel well several members OF tho Citizens
| Assocation with Judge Whiting. their counsel.
| Mayor Gunther The first witness called upon by
Judge Whiting He testified "a follows;
| am Mayor Of the city Of New-York; information
menl came to my knowledge; communicated the same
to the Common Council; left copy OF the communl
cation with the committee yesterday then suspended
Mr. Iope from office; the nInunicaton was made 10
| the Board Of Aldermcn ! only knew Of the Workings
of the City Inspectors Department by representations
made 10 by persons connected with that department.
communicated 20 Mr Boole on tue subject be made
10 answer; knew where great deal Of money could
be saved in that department. these payrols the ward
ems health waIdens and ordnance distributors could
be done away with; there are inspectors Oh dumping
| grounds.
Mr.. Graham objected to any statements Of opinions
from the witness.
Senator Munger said that the Commission thought II
would uch facilitate the business before the Commits
sion by taking the Judgment opinion OF gentlemen
Who by official connection. are supposed 10 Dc wen
AGO uaiucd with the workings OF the department. These
opinions would certainly DO more valuable than those
OF private citizens. .
Wuuess resuued-The pay for freiebtlng and carting
away ashes can he dispeLsed withi don't know u"t
a300O wo. inserted in the tax levy for cleaning ths
Streets the Legislature made Commission, composed
Of the Mayor City Inspector and Controller wac "eV
pense limited $500 COO the Conisslon met aun pre-
pared specifications, which were edyeriisedi Two OF
three bids then came IN, And were Trsl ont - ho CON
ing Up 10 TIE ono VI lht DiNS
over $500 600; there mistake about this bid;
Mr. Badger uhe bidder said that his bid was Tor
$500 COO and that ESQ 600 Was the smouut oil security
offered by him the under the liaokIey contract
WAS given To the city the Commission parsed no reso
luton relative to TIE offer Of Mr. Badger to do me wo
Tor 900 900 Mr. Dooe gave as reasoa why NE ey
should not contract - cleaning tie streets hat TIE con
tract could be made without giving The contractor
more than the law allowed; knew that the ole"nng o
ner month MI Booze was ,hen cleaning the city, IN pu
suance ~ the action Of the Bodrd OF iehth meeting
was subsequently, held at my Office relative 10 the
matter; tho Controller said le had no money TO pay
the aborers ON the streets appears that the oppro
priaon for the eIhaGsted The only way these
men could be paid was them make assignments
and the city confer Judgment; don't rccoDcot who
suggested this plan; il stated that The Broadwa
Bark ready to advance payment IN this matter u
sns naturally believed by the Commission that IL was
fLa only the .""' e""A' h- 49,. Was aware that
fins mode Of paving would cost the city two or three
tunes much the regular appropriation II oe'snoe
were left the Controller was 10 Apply 10 Tue heht hP
the first note given for these payments Was
Tor s2 qei IS; the Controller stated that portion oil
the money was left another was given for slOJt2 y
which signed was advised not 10 sign th1se NOES
WAS obliged " ssn them by the emergency Lad hhl
threats made to me; threats OF personal yio'ehoei
with the Controller against this course oil
proceeding OF paying the men IN the inHhhet hpg ,
stated. | don't know whether he spoke 10 the Clly
| inspector about tho natter. MI E0olc was Ap
pointed In is63 TIE Hackley contract was then IA oIe
ration; this contract virtually abandoned ~ th'
contractors the Common Council directed the cry IN
suector 10 clean the streets Of the city; Mr. Delevan
was then City Inspector; a'tcT te ordinance "eht nv
ono ration tie streets far as cleaning wah concerned
ran behind: Mr.. Opdyke "ss then Mayor OF INC Cay
the streets Ia such condition II Was ieafd We
| would be rome disease Mr.. Booe cor nued ci'anhB
10 streets under the direction ~ the Board of Health.
| Mr. Graham here read The proceedings OF the Board
OF Health In the matter. -, c.-
| Wluess-Ldont remember how much the County
eprropaton for l-6J amounted TO; the Appropriation
had been exhausted there we're three months cleaning
for the payment Of which there was no money IN me
treasury the Grst Aote FOR e2 eco was given after
the 20 the conclusion TO pay the men;
Mr. badgers bid the only one the Commission were
willing 10 accept there were Other 1ids but Aey were
informal; Mr Badgers bl declared Informal Tor
Leinr for $3.50 600; Il wns thrown ont owing To It's
amount the advertisement for bids vas made before the
note giyen; the second Advertisement Qhree weeks
laerl was prepared when the note was gwen thc
note vns given 6etVCen the time of publishing the
two adyertisements the City Inspector said he would
not accept any bid Shat did not embrace all the WORK
embraced In tho Hacklcy contract; there wns gentle
man connected with the Citizens Association who
pressed Nh Badgers claim the process by which money
was these notes advised by the Corporation
Counsel as perfectly legal; seat ior hr. wmuhg 70
consult wifi him about tie matter when the note for
over el0s coo was presented for signing; the Cit
Gems Association told mo that was dong wrong IN
payiDg The notes; they said must stop II or they
would hold me respousible told them that II they
could devise any other means for paying the men !
would sign no moro notes. was then beseged by Ia
boring men, both at my ofIce aud at my house asked
Iudee Whiting II he cosld devise any means for pay
ing the he told me- however not To Sign the note
told The lab0rofs that could not sign the noiei
have not found any other means for paying these men
the lest note became due about Christmas; refused
b. sign il unless the Common Council took action in the
matter, the Common Council advised me 70 sign the
note then signed the n0te the 100000 under the tax
levy for street cleaning has not been collected
the bill Of Mr.. Badger included the carrying away
no manure and ashes gTatuogsly; M. BOole
p La nothing 10 do with the Inspectors OF
=, Dump Grounds; think one inspector ri each dump
. GROUND would be sufficient; do not think the dis
iribuors Of ordinances unnecessary the distributors
do not perform their work; i think about the same
number 81 men can clean the streets now as in 1901 and
p63 think that more have been paid for cleaning
the streets than have really been engaged in the work
have 10 official knowledge Of the workings OF the City
Inspectors Department; think that - men could per
form Tic duties ~ Wariens, Health Wardeus, Inspect
orr Of DUMPS aud Ordinance Distributions; there are
now 100; think that policemen could perform the du
ties I think ore for each Ward would be sufficient no
bonds Of the city issued under the resolution o
the Board Of Health; under tho law of leOi don!
know whether any bonds have hec issued 10 deIay thc
EXPENSES Of the City Inspectors Department; large
norton OF the city requires no sanitary Inspections
link the Board of Supervisors and the City Boar DIS o
Government both unnecessarily one oil These c0ud luly
neror,n all the duties relative 10 the government Of Tie
cty and at much less expenses was informed that the
ordinance distributors dld no WORK whatever eouiu
only act one man 10 swear that he had distributed any
ordinances they appointed by the City Inspector
be uotninaes health WnrdeDs street inspectors, meat
Insnecfors inspectors Of ncumbTances inspectors OF
dumuinc grounds sweepers, bellrnGeTs aud other en-
Moves Of tie city; have been Informed That there
e more belringers than carts, think that the city
of New.YOrk govern itself without any interference
Of the Legislature consider the arlsiocrac portion
The CITY should be much under sanitary surveillance
"a the hum bier portion Of the city; the Commission AL
nrreod as 10 the 81 paying the anorcrs when
wac subsequently done under Tie advice OF the cO1pof
ton Counlel think the City inspector employs more