New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-31


stood he discontinued because the city failed iAy ~
reQusitiona; the amount Of his contract tQhs0ts
his contract FOR five years. no continued Until al
previous to Mr.. Boo!e assuming the duties Of his office,
do not know I'D any money was paid for obtaining ~
| contract
Cross examined-The manure wasn perquisits unds,
this contract; Er. Hackley assigned the contract y
myself and brother 70 secure suretiss; We
had one third inse est ny brother advanced Hackcy
money; We received money from this contraett
have SEGA the streets tTtier before, and aimee Mar
1903 which WIS about the tine the city repudised tas
contract.
To judge whtine-Do not know that tho City has
been sncd on INA, Contract; tho affairs ere in Tie hsDS
Of Receiver; we had tce Of dumping grounds and
iCr0ton water
Cross exnruined--At tie time Mr.. Hackley received
the contract there were BIDS for ,eas than $4,000, -
authorities thought III q the work could not be done s
that srn; do not th. tnst the streets could now DO
| cleaned for ything Ike s3J0.0Ce.
Judge Whigig jen p1i 10 evidence the repo,t Of thu
City Inspy ci.r, iorgoing tke fIachiey contract
| Elias W Taylor sworG--I am First. Assistant Cera
Of the Board u Aiderl,en the Mayor suspended Mr..
Booe Oct u, lsSii tie Mayors Communication las
sent 70 the Brtd q! Aldermen and by them referred
to Specia. Goa n!t:ee resolution vas adopted 70.
g9estns RIO ogi.in q he co,eora.ion Attorney 60
arG o. Ee power D. the Board In the matter; tho
commuuc t'oA 81 the Citzcus' Committee was also
referred ~ he sane comnittce the Committee woa
called the Committee On Rcrenchmolt aud Reform; ~
Committee -ubseql ntiy D.ade report aud asked fur
tier instnetvns .ney not iaVinS power to send fd1
persons and r'r.'.
John d. " I'm. SON. svorn.--I am general Supern.
teidsni OF The COlpast Manufacturing Company: ]
eG.age sevo nciths examining into tho City In,
Spectors departments srst commenced IN exaInnatio1
OF the dumps. f9nHd he number OF carts and men e-
po5 ed pga care TIE conclusion that tho streets
could be eie3 fr much less Than they wero then 20
ing e,Bei f1r. He'd TO Mayor IN reference TO M
BADGER, oi.er 81 800 90; she Mayor uader -
iEprgssou thst tie uid Was for $ScOoOO. and Yves as
tOEishec 70 earn that the amount was Dut oNNOVDl
witness then eXpaiaed II what manner bacrs
nei cuull lovied to very large extent. under tie
o. opposed ccETae, eii Il proposition with tho Mayor
oe.ns TO clean ic streets oil the city LOT sSNo VIA
certain PRIV 'es; tis Mayor expressed bmsei. fayore
Die; tut Mr. .,oY.c end Ac Breanan thought they lad
right to give H. VI lie dumping ground and ias
mamie, ia De- sl'ber JanG2gy ana feiTaaIy tae
greatest gany 81 athCs have &c De r5InJy cd 10 any u
tho carts cohg 20 te dumping grouDd DID not contsin
more tnan 6o all; il has been estimated that tae
qnGnrJ of nan;e reported to heve oeen oairca away
Woul. require 81 iar carts and some twenty ueif
vessels 20 scyc H. th.hk IT the entre power OF tlat
depst7eH, placed under the Police Department -
would &c vcIy a,erlci1. 81 tie city.
Cros;.cxsminei--l commenced these Investigations
last MAY tie G. post Conn any are regularly organs
lied Tpsny. 81. Bajger IS The PRESIDENT 1t is 40
Sunrlng; tlc crarany pu-chlscd tic right Of using
all 'ho srroatsgeerirg machines; one object OF thS
compans 10 cleaning Of streets; II the company
get .ae e, 1t would be worth 30, less than siVaoH
20 them; unIs would be worth ABOUT -, SO0 aaenj
there ere from ,e. to Thirteen dumps.
Recess until 2p n.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Matthew l. Brennan swOrn.-Hay" been
Controller stree Janasry 1893; cannot state the ss.
r,ofa's amounts expendcd in the City Inspectors
OIL 20 fsl 1865 aud iec+ the official reports a.e pao.
the Office u the number OF 0cds Of garbage removed.
furnished ny the City Inspector; there is specsa
coaracf for cleaning Broadway and some other streetsI
& ink Mr.. io'le's brother was paymastcr Id the Guy
Inspectors cieei taerc was considerable tax fnso
there the payroll who did no work; BocH
id he woal prefer tn aays me pay ths mem hare
cad the pay rolls sncs January, lss4; Mr. Herring
IS she rayuastsr In my eiiice; reccDeet case
where claimed pay as cartmsn. aud anSsneS
pay.roils wiero sowo fifteen did not call log
thcir ms,y detected FIVE or six men on tie reys
rolls whc did 20 wurk rad cat them on; do not knoS
whetbor wo-k is soiIg on as usual or not; he'e
never undertook 70 ascertain the aggregate number u
loads calted. " how many men ere employed; on -
Ers. pay day cnInc up who bad Oh very isrgS
pin; Ls On tie payroll as street swccpcfj
honght thai 1t wsa.d cost about 500 90 FOR CLEARING
the street, ioT Us: thu lest year was about eoo1Vy
dead ANNA removed ~ contract nt an expense ot
about S3l jor an! 10. eware That oilers have cc2h Ao
10 ~ ove deed sniDais and oEs gratis Greene is q
contractor Tor removing dcai animals anu Oral ny
Corn!sson Tor street cleaning held their FRS mcetire
Ia May Inst: the contract advertised was prepared "
Nr. Uevoiin deemed that We had no Tight 10 gfy9
the contractor the dumping ground Croton water s14
manure; know Of nothing but ihs resolution Of "
Boeri Of Health authorizing the cleaning OF the ssree:9
as At present. Ar Badger renewed his ofeg 70 oieaa
the streets since st OF Jauaary think the COMMITS
sion eppc.at,d only for the year lsbf think rec
oeiyei ADout 81. or tho III SIX months for manursD
I'D Tequct the Corporation 10 make an invossfys'
iion irto this depa tuent
VI
TIE isborers lator has increased double since le?,
stou think tha; the street cleaning would cost dIueS
how to what II did ten years ago the Mayor called tho
Commission together Ia May, le6i; ons oier of Mr.
Badge. n ade 10 mention for removing ashes; wou.d
hot recommend throwing no to street eleanloE eess
tracts dumping. -ToGDds gratis.
II Mr.. Nhiti.g: We used 10 pay eight cents q lesA
for removing ashes reduced Il to four cents; AiH
Wyusnss Il, Il. to take tlem away for nothing
Crosscxa rined; Ibe City Inspector advertised rae
froihlng -hos from tue city Ia ls1l believe :heES
was a COMMUNICATIVE liz reference received lrom Nh
Nynints
Judge Whiting stated that they proposed to shoS
that ofcrs had Up and sold by sabordinates n
the ST. eet tUi1m.fl3a.Es oilcc -
Thon.s Monioo sworn; reside In the Iwsitta
Ward; there aie no streets paved IN mo Iwefta
" ard EXCEPT portion Of One llunGf odand werty%
rinti-st: there has never been any regular strcc~
sweep. ing ia that W I'd !. not Bang inc udeo In rae
Contract district there road appropriation for thas
Ward have noticed thnt sOme Of The streets have bssa
clea ned ;ust bciue elections An ash-cst goes aronDd
oorion Of tho arr once week: have rover noticed
number OF o.acr carts working IN that Wnri have
never Known tho cutters ~ be cleaned during tie
Winter.
Cross. exaruired TIE city ordinances have not gene
erally been enforced; the ordinance in reference Y
cleaiiuy from the sidewalks has been eHfo.csS
This Nn,ar never knew u 10 have been enforce! le'
fore; the Ward Is eight miles long not more than ora.
eCLth Oh the streets IRE curbed " gutteie Ell.
Adloualed until ioi o'clock this (Iuesday) morninN
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