The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-11

The Street Cleaning Bureau has been in great
stew of late. The members Of this odorous depart
ment OF the city g0vernment-in their own
opinion-are as scrupulous set Of public servants
as ever endeavored to serve the public generously
and themselves plentifully at the same time. They
were organized under q special law to make q
special study of dirt heaps and dumping grounds,
and, by reason Of the specifications Of that special
law, were required to learn by hook or by crook
Just how far and to what lengths dirty people can
90 toward making our thoroughfares
ABoDEs OF DISEASE,
personal distress and contagion. and to remedy
whatever can be remedied in their line. To do the
bidding OF the general legal command given them,
they had to employ experts; and experts they
accordingly employed TO find out what was to be
determined as cleanly and what was to be declared
in a filthy condition here. there and everywhere
WITHIN the city limits. Still these street cleaners
had to abide by the legislative enactment,
and as nothing can be done nowadays without
money the great source OF all financial disembar-
rassments the Comptroller has been consulted
with all along since they got their new sceptre in
hand. In the month OF June last 1t appears that
the Police Commissioners as street cleaners,
MADE GRAND sPLURGB.
They sent carts to the east of the CITY, the west
to the north and to the south, and wept even then
pass to subdue in any portion Of the island. Their
men, who swept and shoveled ana made accumu-
atons OF earth by reason thereof so deep and high
on some corners OF select locations that the ever
lasting smelling bottle became thing OF no SER
vice. went on with their work day and
nrht hopeful all the while that they
and their labors would be viewed and
reviewed in the future as among those many labors
that we're never born to die forevermore scentess.
And vet within the light Of it all there came
shadow. The work was well done, so said the
Commissioners, still the men who welded the
brosm and the shovel and the hoe came to the con-
clusion one day that they would like
SOMETHING TO EAT AND DRINK
for month to come at least. In other words,
they wanted money to pay the wherewithal which
kept body and soul together. They became
hungry-fastidious some people call it-and de-
manded that due compensation for appetites and
grocery bills already DUE should be made for dust
already swallowed, and blocks OF filth still to be
overcome in the name OF the good people of Man.
haitian Commissioner Charck was the man for
the occasion. He 1t was VINO Ielt tnat u was ms
bounden duty to pay visit to the head OF the
Financial Department and Get al y, ne wanted;
writer of one OF the Police Commissioners yester-
:'wen, no., was the answer. 'You see the
Comptroller's Department Is rather peculiar one:
II YOU get in you have hard work to get out, and
when You will get In than II you did get in,
This was Bunsbyism rather evaslve, but under
the circumstances quite satisfactory.
Butt queried the. HERALD Commissioner,
''what did Mr.. Charlick dor
''Oh" was the reply, .he Just went into the
cnaptroller's once, and at the outer door he came