New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE PROMISED REFORM.

A sTREFT-CLEAEING SUPERINTENDENT AND AN
ASSISTANT APPOINTED By THE BOARD OF
PoLICE-NOvEL MODE OF REMOVING GAH-
BAGR AND MANURE.
The Mayor and Board Of Police met yester-
day at Police Headquarters. and adopted initial mea
for performing the work OF streetcleahng Inv
following resolutions adopted; ~.
Resolved couircrg e bnsness Of @ pl
yonnert % ohce 'n s eape H.n OF neP nat
Fo NAY b. terminated he pleasure Of ne bosr 81 street
lsSs cs GERS and osr hd sT p B BY e
,s 49, ~ ~ eS1g ISOLATION Srd rate Of eonpeas.ooa 1
h sseleea o ~ so G rorted 81 superintendent to
ih Beard % hr sotioR b. ee be Superintendent
Of streei-Clesnng, a annual ''"9e'"''" ." ''' '
s That tier, a Be oeer 70 Be d'ssaste pspz s
psTrieudent street Clearing, a. an A1A1~' w.
co,n,nitsee OF tive was appointed 70 prepare rules
Cor the royernance Of the STRENGTHENING Bureau IN
srec.or Thomas Thorne appointed superlntehd'
eat and j. W. Ambrose, Deputy superintendent Aho-
,her resolution directs the superintendent and nus
deputy 10 apprase steamboats,. scows horses, CARTS
and other property used by Mr.. BFo"n'
IL "a understood that Mr.. Brown has Oh
fered this property 10 the Board OF romeo
Cor about 100000 The Superintendent and Deputy
superintendent viii ascertain OF course WhethnI Or ~
The appraisal Of the properly saonfo Ty a men by
60 Ro fr ~ Ginning the work Of STRENGTHENING, as
the present contract has not been fuly cahceIeu; @
believed however that the Work viii be entered upon
superintendent Thorne for several years In con-
maud of the Steamboat Railroad and Ordinance foc,
better known the TventY-sxth Precinct or Cy Kan
Police about months agO was appOinteo 1hsPeo
tor vice jameson Deputy superintendent AnlOIose Lar
been connected with the business OF streecleahs IO
several wears past He General superintendent
under Judgc Whiting, and has hold an important posi-
tiOn under Mr.. Brown. Both officers are practic DsI
ness men and b. claimed that under their SUPERVISION
the streets Will Oe cleaned more thoroughly han ever
before. . ,,--,.A a..
The SANITARY Committee OF the Board OF Health rs
tened Yesterday 70 the statements Of MI Decker rep
reseutng the New-York Dis.nfecting ana terIlLlns
n. Il hat a Conn
tracts with number OF proDretors OF 5dDes 70 ~
y . peculiar process and collected Ia smal ar ar
rieht boxes, and afterward removed 10 ule
mandatory Of the Company Tie short sIT5 w
Is removed with the manure Inc longer straw VIII DC
disinfected, subj ced to chemical process ana manu-
featured into paper Garbage can be removed rom ILo
houses throughout the city by the Company nh1ef slu
lar sanitary restrictions. The Company VIII 1rnlsh an
tight wooden vessels for garbage, ana dsnlectdut Vi
their manufacture, TO be used by the occupants on
the house The lessees ~ the houses VIZ &c
charged for the vessel, ana the dsnfectIL WILL DC tut
nished free OF cost -. -.
Dr smith asked II the Company could AFFORD 10 pay
ANYTHING for the garbage, and was told that eActe ~
the ease OF large hotels this could not be nohe Ahe
boxes will be removed aud others put ID tht!f places s
often as filed. the collection and removal 70 he peg
formed hv the Company az It's own expense. Ass 500
jeot viii De brought 10 the attention VI the heelA