The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-07
The Condition or the Streets.

THE CHARGES AGAINST THE cONTRACT0Rs-THEi
ANswER-EvIDENcE SHOWING THE CONTRACT
FAITHFULLY ACCOMMODATIONS OF rHE COM
MISSION, ETC.
The Street Cleaning Commission held another meeting
yesterday to investigate the charges against the street
cleaning contractors Mayor Gunher presiding and Ill
the members present
The counsel for the contractors read the answer Of his
clients to the charges against them This answer was
denial IN toto or the charges stated that all the streets
complained Of swept regularly, and the date
Of the sweeping OF each street. which showed the work
have boon done accordance with the contract
cept where work going on, such the paving Of
street. which prevented the swecpers from working.
Tho Mayor asked il the counsel had any reason to
doubt the reports made the contractors which the
denial made
The counsel replied that he had not that Of the
foremen was present and might be examined BY the
Commission.
Mr. Bergman, the foreman OF the work in the Fifth
ward then being called by the Mayor, stepped forward
and testified as to tho accuracy OF the reports
from that ward on which the denial Of the con.
tractors rests. He had examined his memorandum
made at the time the streets were swept com
pared II with the charges made by the Police
Commissioners, and found the charges unf0undcd. He
is with tho from O'Clock in tho morning TO
past five in the evening, except at dinner time The
streets sfe e,eahea once week reguiar,y ~. 1ohn
hundred and twenty-five loads Of dirt from the'ward
He always keeps memorandum and makes report
from ii to the Contractors.
Mr. Moore foreman Of the Eighteenth ward was ex-
omncd and testified that there has been in the
ward that has not been regularly swept week
since the contract commenced; that he follows the
every day from morning to evening Several streets
have been swept much as four times week, and
Twenty second street is swept every day from Fourth
sixth avenue. The streets complained Of being
toned the witness proved from his memorandum that
they regularly swept aud the dirt cart"d from them;
the citizens say that the ward cleaner.
Arthur Heating, foreman Of the Second precinct,
testified that there Is street alley In he ward
that has not been cleaned regularly once week
since the contractors fairly commenced their
work He then produced his memorandum from
which appeared that the reports made TO the Police
Commissioners untrue. The FOR the contra
dctions between his reports and the Police Commission
reports OF the streets ut different periods the
who relieved those who them swept at night report
that they not swept
Mr. Deboshcr foreman Of the Twentieth ward testified
similarly concerning that ward TO those who had pre-
coded him
The Mayor stated that the Commission had come the
conclusion require the contractors foremen report
the streets swept daily TO the poIce
The Recorder SAID this will 0bvate great deal Of diff
fcuty.
The counsel for the contractors said that the
detc mined TO that the under them do their
duty the work Is not properly done in any particular
Il Is not the fault OF the contractors
The Commission stated that they win present the testi
mony to the polio, Commissioners and If they cannot
rebut IL the charges will be dismissed The Commission
then adjourned. The evidence OF the witnesses dis
tnctly and clearly given and calculated 10 completely
rebut the charges.