The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-12

Third Fourteenth ...........1Y
Fourth 10 Fifteenth.
Fifth ................3 Sixteenth ............,13
Sixth. acknowledgements. Seventeenth ............
Seventh ............... Eighteenth
Eighth ..............1s Nineteenth IL
NINTH ............. Iwentetn .............l6
Tenth ................. Twenty first IL
Eleventh ........-.... Twenty-second .........12
This gives q total of hundred and sixty eight
carts at present in This is not of course the full
complement required STILL placed the contractors are
carts in the First and Tenth wards is that the be-
leve they would not be given work in weather The
contractors estimate the number Of mon they have
ployed at nearly five hundred. which number they
will Of course considerably augment. Mr.. Brown
stated to the Mayor that their have
been attacked with stones and other missiles
by boys, doubt actuated by those maovolent
parties they before referred Many of these employees
have been seriously injured, and in some number
protect their 1t may BIO we'll to state the wages
offered by the contractors for carts "a per day; for
men, 81 Is; which seems pretty fair rate and they
not objected to by the men. Thus the strikers, II
this statement be correctand have proof to the
Contnrywil find themselves worsted in the struggle,
and instead of having tho contractors in their power
will be themselves poweress.
but just that the contractors should have fair
play Almost double the amount to be paid TO them
nuay last year expended for the purpose of keeping
streets clean by Inspector Booe, and who that
remember the state of thoroughfares during the
winter and spring say they were clean Complaint
after complaint was made to the authorities the Board
not hoed complaints until the fact Of Others than them
selves having the contract reused Them and they became
vrtuously indignant; week or SO is ali the con-
have city 1t has never scen and is but fair to
let them have 1t. In the meantime we know not what
aldemanic board but presage that before action be
taken in the matter the cause will be removed.
The Police and street Cleaning.
General Superintendent Kennedy yesterday issued the
following general order to the various police captains
relative to cleaning the streets
GENERAL ORDER NO. AIS.
OFFICE THE SUPERINTENDENT or POLICE, !
300 MULBERRY sTREEr.
NEW YORK. July ii, 1855
CAPTAIN Precinct
You are hereby notified that by authority of act Of
che Legislature OF the State Of New York. passed May
L. 1885, the cleaning Of the streets OF the city Of New
York Ii hereafter to be performed under contract made
by John L. Brown, William II. Devoe, and shepherd y.
Knapp, with Commissioners appointed by said act,
SYNOPSIS of the contract is hereto appended, show.
ing the streets &C. that to be cleaned and the Pc
RODS Indicated for performing the work
You will cause each patroman Of your command to in
spcct within his beat all paved streets avenues lanes
and alleys and all CUTTERS wharves piers, and heads of
Slips and report to you daily, in writing, all omissions
% remove ashes garbage rubbish or swecpings in the
manner required By said contract
You will carefully cohate the reports Of the paromen,
and on Monday Of each transmit the summary Of
all such omissions within your precinct 10 this Office;
where Omissions occur by street number or other certain
objects 10 indicate the extent of the unclaimed
street. and the places where ashes garbage rubbish or
Forms for weekly reports from precincts will be fur
nishod by the department
You will supply each patrolman with copy OF the
synopsis Of the contract.
II will DO your duty to aid and assist the contractors
and their employees In the performance Of their labor by
protecting thcm from annoyance hinance and assault
For which purpose you will detail sufficient force to
render such needul protection may be required 10
them, their animals and machinery, while employed in
or passing through your precinct. In case any largo
number of persons should collect In your precinct with
avowed manifest purpose TO interfere with such
employees their implements, you will dispcrsc them
forthwith, as In other cases OF riot.
JOHN A. KENNEDY, Superintendent
DANIEL CARPENTER, Inspector
SYNOPSIS OF THE CONTRACT.
Broadway from the Battery TO Twenty sixth street,
every twenty four hours, during the night and before
seven A. M
. Park row. Chatham street and the Bowery Fifth
times each week, Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays
during the night, before seven A. NJ
g. Fourth avenue TO Thirty street Sixth avenue
20 Forty SECOND street, State street. Whitehall street.
Wall street. Cortlandt street. Maiden lane, Fulton street,
Chambers street. west from Chatham; Grand street, east
fros broadway Canal street, west from Broadway twice
4 An others once In each wock
g. All ashes garbage. rubbish and swecpings delivered
20 contractors or placed in barrels boxes pals buckets
or other vessels Sidewalks In front area or on upper
area steps of any dwelling house. store public building
shall be removed In tight CARTS every twenty hours,
G. XII streets, &c, above referred TO are TO be
'thoroughly cleaned and swept and sweepings i'm
be sprinked in advance of the sweepers.
Unpaved Streets &C. afe not included In the contract,
required 70 be cleaned and, therefore, not
60 be reported
The street swecpers' Strike.
sTILL ANOTHER MEETIN0-THE COURSE OF THE
MAYOR AND COMPTROLLER DIsAPPRovED, ETC.
Yesterday tho laborers and cartmen lately engaged
in tho business OF street cleaning held another
meeting at the Apollo Rooms, No. 70 Prince street
John Lynch, the President of the Cartmen and La
yxo~o Ha pd