New-York tribune., 1867-08-24
THE STREETS.
STREET CLEANING SINCE 1856.
G. A. 4.

The imperfect cleaning of the streets has for
years been the source Of annoyance and complaint with
our citizens and various reforms have been attempted
from time 20 time since the days OF Ebng, but WIN
out avail The last attempt in this direction was the
change made by the Legislature in 1906 The Dill lTsI
introduced that session created Commission OF uree
responsible citizens one of whom VIM. ID. Appleton
OF this city Objections having been made TO this move
men Il was proposed to amend the regulations govern
ing the then existing Street Cleaning Comm ission wch
consisted Of the Mayor. Controller: and CITY ihspeosI
and at the same time TO remove tbe pTe5u dbSr
ments In the way of making contract Ol ihe
acter This bill introduced in the senate anu anu rrets
T,ted in the Tax levy PqEvidsSS Should % be cleaned
by contract at annual charge NOT eAceeu'ns tie
and IN extend 70 period OF not less than i've years o
centract to be made by the Mayor. Controller anu Cy
Recorder The hill further provided thdt ue n
should within days after the passage Ol o d ' t,
yerse for proposals for cleaning the sJIee'S, a o %
each proposal should set forth the grade o srS tnr @
persons proposing would bind themselves 10 t M
lie amount speched-in other words now oIten my
would clean the streets and Py wt raTdeS Sny be free
se of an the city dumpnggrounds then occupied Dy the
CITY Inspector, for the deposit of all dirt ASHES ana
S5sge collected The free of the CrOton water was
also allowed for washing the CUTTERS courts ana aIeys
of deusely populated districts go
qbis bl passed the Senate, we believe with only one
or two dissenting In the Assembly it met differ
ent fate being stricken cut entirely The senate recon
siJers tbe bill and t was referred 10 Committee on
Conference Here IL amended, the number OF Coih
mssiOners being increased to fve by INC aaolO o to
Cty Inspector Corporation Counsel The body Ot the
bill was also changed by striking out that portion when
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specifications. . - ,t-... -
After the passage Of the act the Commission met ana
prepared specifications for bidders which WERE however
withdrawn at the next meeting for amendment. me
specifications subsequently adopted were alIsn SUI
stantiay those enacted by ordinances OF the common
Council IN 1856 , ,,. o.. ,,i,
Among the proposals sent into the Commission Tor TINS
work were three from the NewYOri Sanitary Company
/ of which Judge Whiting was a member Inc hrst ol
these proposals do the work substantially as spec
fed by the Commission IN their advertisements lOr tne
sum of $3J0OO0 per annum. The second prOpOh wa W
do much greater amount Of service over ana ABOVE I
specified at an annual charge OF $4,000 lho thlid na
last was 70 clean all the paved streets IN he CITY uy az
charge OF S5OOOOO per annum less the slOVo 70
be paid TO the sinking fund Of the city Ini te IuSe
The sueties for performance of the Work were ~ ~
Badger, esq, and Judge Whiting, . ,-.,.
These proposals were rejected by tho Commissioners
for The reason alleged that the NewNork SANITARY Com
many being Incorporated under the laws or the state Oi
New York for the purpose of manufacturing chemical
compounds and from the waste ana ol oi 'he
fIty could not contract for cleaning streets &c.
Judge Whiting when informed OF tins action OF the
Commission proposed Immediately 10 OfCr ia ms own
name v of these proposals submitted by the Company
bu. this was also rejected. The contract was huaiy
] awarded 70 Brown, DevOe Knapp aud subsequently
purchased by Judge Whiting.