New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-16

RYEsTlGAnON BY TIE ASSEMBLY COMafrTEE-1HE
IMMENSE EXPENsK or CONDUCTING THE DE
IARrMEET NOT YET ACCOUNTED FOR.
The Legislative Committee to whom was
referred the investigation OF the affairs OF the Street
Cleaning Bureau met on Saturday afternoon at tho
Fifth Avenue Hotel Tho Hon. II. G. Eastman acted
Chairman; the others Messrs. Fish, McAfee, Big
bb. Hays, Coughlin Brayman, Worth, and MoGroarty.
IN opening the proceedings Mr. Eastman explained that
tbe Committee had authorized ascertain II the
street cleaning could he done better by the Board OF
Health than by the Police Department, il having been
hjeged that there had been gross mlsm8nagement
m the worE, the streets being In filthy
aion, although slO0OOOO had been appropriated for
Keeping them clean, Ex-Aldorman Hinckman addressed
the Committee behalf of the Citizens and Tax
payers Union Of Harlem. He said that it his belief
and that OF nearly all with whom he had spoken that
the control Of the STRENGTHENING Bureau should
transferred from the Board OF Police to the Board Of
Bsetb He denounced the present practice OF deposit
ting the garbage and refuse IN the Harlem fats.
DR.. l. Hergberg OF West Twenty-secondst complained
OF the bad condition OF the streets He said that
had not been properly cleaned for
s a sRBf zen it was done by tue residents in the
Jackson s. Schultz made an exhaustive Tepst q, his
Police had the to organize the work better than
sHX I GEs u t S5 GhS h cei
the retired list These inefficient policemen might be
employed es t9sPee,9r' and replace the highsaaried
2, men Nj, n0 scsp No 1 SdeeS Ne Streets Of SeW
York might be cleaned for $4,000 a year. He
sad that when Mr.. Brown had the contract
mo less than 100000 was cleared. He thought
fAat although some unusual necessary expenses had
been Incurred enough had been spent to account for
The expenditure OF s. OoOOOo The department, he said
did not pay much for labor but too much for high
priced officials One superintendent who is practical
San al 900 per annun, would be better than high
priced officer who puts on clean shirt and blacks his
Boots every morning and has two three assistants
M Schultz advised toe dividing up OF the city into dis
friets each be IN charge OF foreman, who viii keep
his payroll. Then, with booEkeeper aud cashier
70 pay the men, the department is differed.
At the close OF Mr. Schultzs remarks Assembyman !
Coughn said that n, Mr.. Schultz had stated, Mr.
Brown paid $500 900 year for cleaning the streets
and made profit Of 10000 and IL the streets
better cleaned than then, although the city is pay
lag 100000 for the work, there was 70 be
eounted for Mr. Schultz replied that he had the pay
rolls Of the Street. Department he believed that he
could show that much OF the money went
10 hghpuced officials supported by political
Influence On Mr.. Coughlin's motion, resolution
passed providing for the opening OF the doors to the
public. Another resolution was passed, calling upon
che Police Commissioners TO furnish the Committee
with the books pay-Tols and other papers relating
the Street Cleaning Department The Committee will
hold lite next session on Friday, az u D. The exam
inalon will continue Saturday aud the following