New-York tribune., 1870-01-06
THE STREET CLEANING Association.
CALI YoR INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS.

CALI FOR INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. J. l.. Brown, Manager of the Street
Cleaning Contract" submitted the members OF the
Street Cleaning Commission at their last meeting the an
nua report Of his superintendent MI Joseph feKaro'
This report had been reviewed and approved by Mr.
Brown and he states, in reference TO the report am
to lay the before your honorable body
inviting your attention 10 his dhe suPerltenuen1
statement of our grievances as tneIen u S
to the suggestions there Indicated that lne s'no no 9
ceve your earnest and timely CONSIDERATION 10 te % Gnu
that some further appropriation may DC de dmand Of
fully ana better satisIy INC heceS''e' anu o
the public ri. -.o-. ,or..
During the past year our work has been IN every pa
ular largely excess of that OF any previous ohe
crease the population OF the city, and second 10 Tue
large Of excavatng, and the consequent carthg
In doing our work we have been, and now are, sub
eced great disadvantages and largely increased eA
pense i'm consequence OF there being nsucency OF
regular dumping boards provided for us by the city our
present dumping facilities are totally lnadeqaTe 70 t our
needs and becoming more so every year Ihs want
Is severely felt in the upper Wards where on IhS "c
count our work in some cases Is Gouoeu % ia o., re,tb
prohibiting dumping on low ground and snnken l4ts
aggravates the difficulty necessitatng our cartng the
stuff i'm some cases over three miles regular dump
ing board contract gives us the right 10 dispose
of our stuff this manner subject TO certain provisions
/ addressed communication to the Board requesting
the withdrawal of their order, but 1t was denied our
facilities at some OF regular boards are narrowed
down SO much the work frequently suffers In eonse
quence other parties who claim rights equal with our
own so ncum6er the piers to scarcely leave aroadWa
for our carts pass The approaches also TO several OF
the dumps such bad condition that i is imposSl
bic for carts TO get TO the board with 1u load
The Superintendent does not participate IN the popular
belief that street manure is source OF profit ana says
that the sales of May fan snort OF the amount Pdu I
1t by nearly $1,000 and the loss Tor the iul year WI"
probably exceed $4,000 The ashes ana eaibaEe nave
been regularly removed, and the streets have been
cleaned in accordance with the contract IN many cases
much oftener than IT requires. Complaints OF unEeai an
streets superintendent gracefully says are made 10y
those who either ignorant OF our 0DngauOnt ana
duties, or else they wifuly ignore them.
practice OF cleaning the streets and avenues IN the
less hcky populated districts twice aud oftener week.
and the densey inhabited districts but once week, as
required by the terms OF the conractls not approved
and Mr.. Pickard recommends change. The disregard
the throwing OF garbage In the streets is commented
np0n and the police arraigned for permitting
landlords "'E insteaa Of the tenants should be held
responsible for violation Of the sanitary ordinance
Where the owners OF certain class OF tenements EN-
poy janitor to keep the premises in order the report
free from odensiyeness as any Fifth-ave dwelling
The Superintendent thinks the stfeetceaning con
following Of dirt from the streets First Refuse
rubbish from any business carried on for profit to the
propretors. Second: Ashes from steam boilers Third:
All rubbish resulting from repairs, alterations, erect
ing any building and which may be put out iu barrels,
boxes or other vessels. Fourth Ordinary domestic re-
fuse from any house building where from neglect
for convenience been allowed to accumulate, and
then put out IN unusually large quantities. +. WI.
ter and free from ice and snow, made subject for
comment. The remedy suggested by the superlnendent
simply increased work, more frequent ana thorough
But for this remedy the citizens will TO make up
their minds that more money must be paid for the pres
than done by us at present III is Only Dy the stcest
economy the careful management, the closest at
tentOn to every detail OF expense and the eXacOn OF
the greatest amount OF work possible from every horse
cart, and man in our employ that any margin can De
secured the result Of our abors ana the difficulty Of
doing this increases every year.
II the amount Of work that at present done by
peope desire 10 see IT, would undoubtedly double
what paid The work is at least onethrd heavier
statistics prove yet II is well known that the admins
tration immediately precedingi IL spent 81 100000 year.
and think VIII deny that the work been done
far better since than II was then and making the most
liberal allowances for extayagance and waste at that
time t plainly evident that Onethrd additional work
for Onethrd the amount OF money then paid, pre-
clqdes the possibility of very Is large profits pro
garbage rubbish, and manure have been carted from
the city, and each of these loads are double the size OF
clearing the streets out Of the question. The whole
amount contract would only allow As cents for the
cartng Of each load, and that is certainly too
load Yet we have TO reduce the rate sufficiently 10 en-
able us to do sweeping cleaning and other work.
whatever profits we can for our labors II the
suits this respect are not favorable you might
desire they are certainly in view of tho rroeeling
facts and figures as good "s you you can expect. what
tain satisfactory state OF cleanliness is that all the
streets below Canal from the Nortn 10 the Last river be
thoroughly swept and cleaned every day except sundays
The streets from Canal TO F0urtecnt-s' win all the
week, and the rest OF the steets from tonreenth 10
Fifty nnth-st, twice week; those above FlyDinthst
week. when not prevented by FROST snow or severe
Some provision should be made for increased compen-
upper part of the island increased to considerable
extent The expense IN that drectODi increasing every
year. and II evident that at some future time very
remote the paved surface may be OnehaH more than It
is at present.
IL would greatly facilitate the execution Of the work
and contribute satisfactory result II the placing
OF ashes and garbage restricted TO certain hours
in the morning, aud prohibit all persons from putting
anything after that time. 1t is desirable also that
citizens shOuld he compelled TO keep the ashes separate
from the garbage and the other DIRT ard put in
separate vessels II this could be enforced much OF
Oenveness connected with the removal OF garbage and
fthier portions of the stuff IN the Summer
would be prevented.
For your (Manager Brown'sl information have leu
lated accurately possible the cost OF doing this
additional work In the manner suggested and uC that
the sweeping alone would cost S2jOOO0 and the ext
pense OF Gazing consequent this frequent
Ing would amount 20 $4,000 more, making the net ~
doing this additional work exclusive OF profits
S3OO,OOO.
| have made allusion to- or calculation FOR .un
mOval Of In the Winter whatever expense q in
CURED on that account would be additional TO sum
named. IL seems Indispensable to the mantena Of
perfectly satisfactory state Of cleanliness and Oper
sanitary condition OF the city that MILLION
should be appropriated and spent for doing tls
Much less than that amount will only partially
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