New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-02
METHODS OF STREET CLEANING.
RESUMPTION OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or DUMP
ING ON MR. CHARIIcK's PROPERTY.

RESUMPTION OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or DUMP
ING ON Mr. CHARIICK's PROPERTY.
The Assembly Committee on Cities resumed
ON saturday their Investigation the operations Of
the STRENGTHENING Bureau. EXAttOrney General Bar
low in the main conducted the examination for the Com
uitee although Mr. Eastman, the Chairman aud other
members occasionally questioned the witnesses
Francis Pigeon, jr., hed that under the old Board
ne 1sa Is S Se oust over BY the Employs
the Board his did the unloading at an expense
cosf the board more take it he took this
dr about three months and then refused To take any
more: stopped taking the dumpings they were
then placed Mr. Cnaricks propery Is cost more to
dump on Mr. Charck5 proPerty thsn IL da on ,ana De-
he cated some distance; he tnodght that dumping IN
the bay OF Mr. Charlck's property benefited II, as IT
would serve "a bulkhead scOw was sunk outside the
dump aud served bnk head ne presery ing the gar
baxe from sinking outward scOws are worth from $500
TO 500; sunk here worth about t6oO WIT
nrsss father made contracts with the Street Cleaning
De In 1873: had opinion whether the scOw
h~e S4en deposiIed in witness basin even wnle the
stu was being dumped Mr. Charlicks property; the
Francis Pigeon sr e,tied that he wrote letter TO
ardner UsFing $50 900 the Board would
ssf above high water he heard that this proposition
was laid before Board Of Polce the witness went
before the Board and reported MS on ~ Dir Chlrck
figured up tina; it would require at least 100000 Of
cubic Yards and would cost TOO mnch Mr. Charlick
Thought thar 1t would be better 10 take II up to Back
yss Leland and nave the unloaded by convcts;
tine Board at meeting did not refnsestO entertain
the OF Witness the Board SAID thht u was hot AL
advantageous Offer for the eiy; tne city Ia lhe
~ Witness would he more benefited by his Ofer OF
sao 400 than nv illing Mr.. Charck's property Tor
nothing; rate Of nye scows day II would take
AZ east one year HI the property OF Witness cost
witness al least seven cents yard 10 would cost me
CITY fen ceuts 10 I'LL II in witness wrote requesting
tnrul 10 dump on property, which theY refused u
rund not be dumped 81 Cnarieks property Tor less
ar he Oncr % sta,OOO 10 tnc
denartInrnt II they would continue dumping on his
land: Witness calculated that II would laAe NJ least
.,o oo0 cnc wards to MI his ground NE believed that
tI ity could be Thoroughly cleaned for FoOoD per an
Nun he would separate FROM the street ART
@ tie str,et, he could make a handsome prOnt az least
Ioo0OO Der annum the snow could Dc tea.d lroi she
arrests during the winter at an average cOs Oh slUu
"a N Adams tesi.ned that he made a contract win
The street Cleaning Department TO take al the garbage
fr rs cents per yard, tBis TO he dcAereh iroh the
COWS: sold tue property 10 rtir AuAns' WIZ ia"
made A contract NJ 20 CENTS "A yard 4,
Jo,epn w. Picard testified that ne was connected
with the street Cleaning Department rOD july ieo''
-, Univ no s73: he was Deputy SupcriuteDde Oi inc
nre,eDl bureau; contraet made with M ChAfncA