The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-01
TUE SENATORIAL COMMITTEE INVESTIGATION.

TUE SENATORIAL COMMITTEE INVESTIGATION.
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HinA Days Proceedings--ContiHus
sf the Cfty InsPsctor's Department-
Thomas n. Carr Upon the stana-Inter-
esting Dcvclopments-Expe nses Of the
Department Over el,aOO, O00-Omess
Sold, sc.
The examination into the City Inspectors Department
stil continues before the Albany committee and from
an appearance will drag s weary length along for some
days The proceedings yesterday were Of more
than ordinary interest being Of character astonish
che uninated into the workings Of the city government
Quite large audience present during the
sou and extracted considerable meimen from the ties.
| timony.
Thomas " Carr was tho nrst witness placed on the
stand by Judge Whiting The witness took his seat with
much mpressment, and in An oracular testified
foows:I reside in tho city OF New York At one
time attached the City Inspectors Department. was
there In 1850; have been in two capacities;
was first clerk for year TO the Bureau Of Reg
stry and Statistics In 1891 appointed Supernten-
Of Sanitary Inspection, and until the 18th
q January, 1863 when was removed by the City 10.
| spector my duty superintendent 80 make my.
self well acquainted with the department could,
and did SO; will state my experience in relation 70
cleaning and It's cost down 10 the presen, time In
ing the work Of street cleaning; the end Of 1860
resolution passed by the Board Of Aldermen reflect
ing upon the unnecessary expenditures the depart
ment, and calling for the account Of the moneys ex-
pended and the work done; the report which have
with shows every item Of the expenses the cost 10
1860 for cleaning the streets amounted TO $685. 80
w 1884 the cost for doing the work amounted 10
$Sl2, 900, which makes S4S5,2l % than It cost
three years BEFORE after that report sent to the
Common Council II was proposed the work should be
done by contract and there specifications offered
for the work Mr. Hackey received ~ In 1861 the work
given out for $279 OOO the appropriation made by
the Legislature in 1851 and the expenses Of the depart
ment continued about the same, until the present CITY
assumed the once the expenses for elesa
$40 0O0 and the total sum for the yeas $44 000
covering all the expenses IN the department, these ex
Mr. Booe came into Office; was In his office six months
OF his administration; there has been return Of the
could learn by any possibility what Of money
was expended during these six months: my own est.
mate made from the opportunities had would seem TO
place expenses that department nearly ooo
! IN my opinion the Comptroller should DO made 10
show, under oath, every item Of expenditure IN the
department and all the connected with the depart
ment; by Mr. BODIES report he shows that In 1894
he expended for street cleaning the amount Of $S2,
the contingent fund amounted to SIS o0o making the
sum total Of the expenses Of that department. by official
information $985 COS So. Mr. Bodies total OF expendi
lures for the last eighteen months ST. Oo0 for the
samc work during The preceding eighteen months before
van the expense was ssa1 600 which shows loss 70 the
city during the eighteen months Of 1926 000 this state
men is made upon official records tho proofs are in the
records OF the Comptroller; have examined into the IN
creased price of labor and cannot figure TO be over
$75 600 year. supposng 70 be $780, 900 or 000
900 that has in been expended by the
CITY INSPECTOR in 1862 when the .o expenses on Of
men were Receiving 81 50 per '' day; they now
receive 81 day; find the manure Of 1864,
IS he n na, ssc Sns 1
the ashes removed from the city lind that in 1854 there
was paid $3.50 40l for the same work. inspectors Of en-
during my official term never had than men
that did more than report themselves to al my Office;
! never had work for any Of them more than two hours
in ONCE there forty -four health wardens they
they are very ignorant ierats men and unit TO per
form the duty u any was required OF them they are OF
not The slightest Sss to the they are an
must say that II II had not been for the abors
ofths dspcnsares and for the prompt action and duties
despite all these fortyfour health wardcns would
have had something like pestiie nee in the city, there
In the City Inspectors office 70 attend 70 the business
and sanitary affairs Of the city, the number Of SPECIAL
70 November 10 amounted TO 2o6 in relation to the du
ties Of these men could not for the life Of me under
follow the carts and zee tha. the ' loads are right and
dumped where they should boz but the dsproporon
Of carts 70 inspectors s 50 evident that they could not
four special inspectors whore there are forty carts while
In the Sixteenth ward there are twenty nine
inspectors where there are much fewer carts;
had such an Ofnoer except two, that were removing
old bodies from graveyards Ordinance distributors
in the category; ordinance distributor would
be sufficient for the whole department; In 1869, when
there was between seventy and one hundred distributors
the ordinances under my eye, and for three
months one man could have distributed all the ord
nances that were put out Then there special notice
distributors; never heard OF such mon when was in
Office did not any Of them the last pay rolls but
find them in the report OF 1883 Then again there are
r~hx. e-v.l
be one moro than would be necessary; at the
foot Of Thirty fourth street there but ono ia.
at other dumps there scarcely any limit the
Der they would have; there also sshmen used for
ticket distributors, which = very srsa; abuse IN the
cuously and in,rrsied with tickets representing 80
much money; there probably two hundred tickets
these viii colude with the cartman who comes up
with load, giving carman three i've or ten tickets
for single load, with the understanding that he should
divide with the ticket when be receives bis money;
never have seen any tickets indicating loss than full
load have heard the say that the pay they received
from the department nothing the profit they made
| out OF outside; some large hotels pay these
very literally for removing their ashes and dirt,
other matter which the department require
them do the present cost OF the City Inspectors De
parment merely for clerical force amounts TO $3.50 900
year, while will venture TO say that Il could be done
for $63 600. and done efficiently and torily
| than Il is Then come the bemen. These persons
earthly account the department Before this Is was
aa ne custom for the ash 10 carry his bell
WIN nlm phi nov tney nave persons VINO ACT ~ DELL
men; do cot know the precise number OF them but BY
the reports you will fud that 10 wards there
eghAeen berngers 10 ten ashcarts In regard to the
City Inspectors report Tor 1894 On page Of that
port be the number Of loads and garbage
| removed TO be 6lC3; page brty.six he
states the number Of loads OF ashes alone re.
l moved 10 b. sd, i0i page Anyone the
same article removed Is put down al 64p 1913 loads
ySgc i've the number af loads street dirt and
removed " put down ct 304 52T page forty six
put down 207 3s4 loads would state In connection
with tho street Inspectors showing the seryiccable
OF that body, that had conversation with Com
missioner Of I~l,ce and found that all the work which
supposed BE- done by these Street Inspectors
really done by the Police Department, and II his
opinion that the work should formally placed IN
his department and that world not COS, the ciy cent
additional 70 what now paid the department Tho
tire supervision Of the streets should be lodged In the
hands Of the police An estimate Of the number OF
sweepcrs, cartmen and bell ringers for each wnrd
was read by Mr. Carr, showing the number
| In detail The paper without interest
70 the public and ~ thercGaye omitted
AM, ,y the nav rolls from Noyeml,, ~ Sovcmher IA