The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-03-10

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perhaps ought to state when say do not think
desired that think it is Impossible ct any time t.
CURED from year to year to keep the city Of New
York clean. Such winter as the present requires
would be Impossible to Comply with the Wishes o.
the people In carrying out the cleaning OF the streets
the weather, and as far as my experience goes /
think as general principle, the contractors do as lit
tie work as possible outside OF the contract You have
got this contract upon the city. think the Com
missioners have endeayored to do their duty. II the
Street Department were authorized to expend money
TO remove the snow from the principal Streets and
the bills were paid the certificates Of the Street
Commissioner ana Mayor, the supervisors to raise
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should be done to compel the people to keep the
ice the orders in this respect are not efrectual;
have tried to have them amended, and have not
been successful think that the Legislature should
IN case OF failure the person charged with cleaning
the streets should do 1t and charge 1t lien on the
Q. The Legislature, believe, has passed such a
law as to placing ashes and garbage the Streets
but 1t has not been enforcedf A. Yes; and few ar
rests have been made under 1t.
9. Then In your opinion, the present contract sys
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have the avenues and streets cleanedf A. Yes; /
think the present contract system Is
from the Of the % Of New 70 YorR snoE
merely ueston OF expense; 1t would have to be
carted on and sunk In the river: J:
@. No dumping grounds could be provided on the
islandf A. No; the city has no grounds; they might
hire grounds but the expense Of that would not be
make estimates that there not horses and carts
enough in this city and Brooklyn to take the snow
out OF the streets here, and there is this diculty-
two or three weeks ago sent notice to Mr.. Whiting
that ne must break up the ice In Broadway; quite
they cleaned some considerable portion Of IT, the Ice
was picked up and thrown into the middle OF
the street. supposing 1t would thaw; within twenty
four hours the mercury went down to zero, and we
had street filed with big Jumps and boulders as
hard to go over as rocks would be-
in cleaning Broadway A. No, sir; but the other
streets would then complain that we were spending
all the money on one street, think 1t would stop
great deal OF complaint II 1t were cleaned.
z. Is there ANYTHING IN this contract compelling
way and keep the crossings in orderf A. Yes, sir.
q In your opinion has ne done sos A. i have
ers have been Kept free ana clear; Mr. Whiting has
told me that there were distractions inside which 1t |
only to clean them at the opening; the crosswaks to
some extent have been kept clean; this contract re-
passabe for vehicles and passengers there are some
that are not in that condition now.
Q. What proportion are not passables A. can
not state any proportion think very many, nearly
all OF the narrow streets not convenient and
passable; 1t would be almost impossible, think to
the last semi-annual payment we did not deem them
In such condition as to refuse payment, but 1t
In bad condition. 1t is no part OF the contract to
keep the snow and ice out of the CUTTERS the present
Street Cleaning Commission are not responsible for |
making this contract in order that I may be |
understood In respect to what ! said ought to be |
is be continued II there is no power to terminate
It, that general system be inaugurated DIFF
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some department OF the city government In Of
emergency, upon the requsition and direction OF the
sary to do that which the contract does |
not require to be done, in order to make |
the expenses incurred for that the Supervisors
should be authorized and directed to raise, from |
certificate OF the department authorized to do the
work; we have supposed that Mr. Whiting do |
ing well under this contract any could do
with the present machinery on hand, and 1t would
be difficult 10 find any one else; further II
the ashes, garbage &c, would be suspended and
great injury might ensue in my Judgment during
the last summer and fall and up to the commence c,
OF New York under contract have been kept cleaner
than before and as for as know, as clean as In any
q. Vow would this commission proceed to annul
this eJniractf A. For that will refer you TO the
q. what should You deem a sufficient violation or
invasion OF the contract TO influence you In favor OF
having IL annulledS You admit that some part OF is
provisions have not been complied WITH A. II
condition OF things that led me TO believe that
In suit between the contractor and city there would
be any good ground 10 suppose that a jury would
render a verdict for the city and against the con-
tractor, would be In favor OF stopping the contract
q. Do yOu not think that there are hundreds o!
jurymen who do not know that the streets ere In
bad condition. A. Yes, and there are good many
courts which would set aside the verdict.
z. what SUN In your opinion would be suihcient
to keep the streets Of New York clean 10 ordinary
seasonsY a. am unable to name any sum.
q. Assuming that you had the power 10 enforce
your ordcrsS A. think in ordinary years the money
provided by THIS contract Is sufiicent think In the
present winter II would require an expenditure OF
sl00,0 or $500 600 more.
a. Would II not be practicable to make some lelis-
lation To compel railroad companies TO remove the
snow from their tracksf A. Yes, sir, and II ought TO
he done, ana not as II Is at the expense ot the
city, regret 70 say that In tho franchises granted by
the Legislature that has not been done nor has any.
thing else been provided which protects the tights Of
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