New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-21
THE srREEr cLEANIAG BrgMEss

WHAT TIE CONTRACTORS sAY-THE LETTER OF
TIE Lhw-THE EXPENDITURES.
II is the general opinion uptown that the
carlmn employed by the city contractors for cleaning
the streets dump the refuse in the side streets, and that
this course Is cndangcrns health Yesterday Mr. Pick
ard. the General superintendent under the contractors
was questioned the subject 1t is not men," he
rcpl cd land can couclu,iycly prove my assertion"
Having procured number Of blank forms, he continued
! By this one We know how many loads the cartmcn
take away each day from every locality. by this one
doItng 70 another wc know how many axe delivered
different persons Who have official communication
with each other and they must correspond, Tor the cart
men cannot draw ncr pay until they do, or satslac
tory explanation Is made 10 me II cartinan dumped
not draw pay for his labor"
sTenS force hSs S%S cartl no" Las. week
removed about 81 900 loads 81 material OF al KINDS
That We have much to do than sweep the street,
and cart on the rubbish that T. swept up there IEat IS
the least expensive part Of our contract In the winter
lime have To cdlt of the ashes set ont on the sue
city, and remember that many of them are tenement
houses, and approximate the amount OF coal consumed
in this city each Winter You Nl see ihat me asts iit
alone Of our contract l. au immense work. Ia The SUM
iorirr Much Of it, IN some localities is thrown loosely
into tho street. There is an ordinance against TINS, Du
IL Ia, not been enforced
81 don't know. Some time ago forcmcn were en-
powered TO arrest any one discovered violating ms
ordinance; but what vas the use! They could moi got
any one committed. and they became discouraged
. Have they the power to make those arrests nowF
WIcn the contract was made five years ago, John l.
Browne, WIN. II. Deyoe, aud shrpcu l.. Knapp were
the responsible persons 10 execute 1t. Who aie the
responsible persons now =
y cannot give tie names'
"Ihr execution Of this contract is "a much private
matter rs the execution Of any other'
~, the peoples money you receive. Go replyD
spec hcatiou in your contract reads:
All he paved streets nd aTeuue and an lanes an aeys aud l fpt
,e'1' Enji pes I'd i s 5i s al ORR work i.r
An efler IelIre
thoroughly performed as AeIein Iroueei Al it gafia !,
from he cy in boat. No deposit Of dr. garbage
ashes rubbish aah be made within the ely except such 49, 20
sb, - Oh low ground and supseu lot. and may le. re-
f, eort c rsib fr vehicles during Winter and os
aud lee AMI tie cer Of tie seHr shall be Kept ire and clear
il ue water sl- no. De pieelig. zen aons olsn men H.
sfr,t IN cty AMI pron1 tie pull han, At intel erHE
Of and caie UPON the 6oafa Tor carving the aoe.
sections complete Of city
ana II, an, n,,, Of Tho 49, r,rt Se y Isv nd r5
Of the con part the eoneor tie sam Of 80 $40 each na ey.y
y Of h em da a.tsinnt Oh the eanras, price a. herein
aDtrst year II at the expiration Of eac year tbs sa
have cen ai lti' on e It o. .g m n G OF ,
performing che s'! ,o D.. NiTaa, Tor the 10 pr een 80 s
popoonae amount Of The contract money asf del1ng iheom
tine consider that the contractors have failed the Coum
noIeri amer hearing 'oel S"p-t may useiate lh'
in writing ami undertake. the performance Of their
l
What did it cost the city, before this contract
/ made. To have the streets cleaned -
"The year previous 10 the making Of this contract IL
cost d. 10000 IL said at the time that II cost only
sl0OO0 but subsequently bills came il that sweiled the
amount To Sl.iOOO0O."
~ provision the contract reads: To secure clean
streets and protect The public health at t'"deG
/ expenditure of money Has this been dOncP
There about 200 miles of paved streets in this city
at the present time, and tie paving of others Is rapidly
increasing You can see now II is yourself"
Were not special appropriations made last year Tor
cleaning the streets ~
"Nes amounting 10 about (2j00O0.
"TheIe was rum0r that the contractors received half
"a million !"
cit was false"
an the course OF year what is the total number Of
loads OF material Of all kinds that you remove -
last wear At between 100000 and 100000"
'You will give the OF your Iuspeo tors and
Forcmen who have charge Of the respective euar and
| special districts T.
-"NO."
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