New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-03
EXPENSIVE STREET CLEANING.

THE EVIDENCE OF AN EXPERT-THE CITY sHoUL LID
BE CLEANED DAILY FOR ONE MILL on.
The investigation into the workings OF the
streetceanng Bureau continued yesterday az the
Fifth Avenue Hotel or the witnesses summoned only
four responded to their Acknowledgement Bar
low commenting this fact. said that Capt Hyatt had
offered $40 to the subpoena server not TO give MN the
summons 10 attend. Chairman Eastman said he would
insure the attendance OF witnesses by the Sergeanta
Arms and II that not sufficient by force OF police
Robert Foster testified that contracted TO dig cellars
and sewers in 1873 he dumped 1000 loads on the East
River scows for which he paid 2 cents per Load be paid
last wear about $3.50 TO the Police Board for the privilege
contractor testified no employed IA carts during
1873 dumped the scows about lOoJD oads OF dIi
for which he paid from eight to ten cents per load
he paid by tickets which he mad purchased. George
BALDWIN, q partner Of the previous witness, yes
titled that money 10 the foreman at the dump
ing boards. Michael Mooney celardigger, testified
for cartng stuff ne was pad 70 cents per oad ne
paid 20 cents per load for the privilege oil dumping on
the scOws. Several other private contractors gave S
liar testimony.
David Robbins testified that he had been dump in
spector since August 1872 Vesey and Latgtsts he
might have collected assessments from ssacaIt men ana
others for political purposes In response TO orders from
his superiors there were from 90 TO l2O carts coming u
der his supervision Inspections the triInmers were
paid by Mr. winants, receiving $40 per week; he be-
aO we'd them to collect rags. etc.; the city Waterman
paid the same and was absent on , sahuays
about $780, and about the same aOnn IRON e SAFE Oh
tickets; he saw reason why the city should not re-
ooiro a nue. rom tho dumps.
j. W. Ambrose, for a short time Deputy Superintend.
ent the StreetceaDDg Bureau TESTIFIED THAT he was
In the Street cleaning apartment under John l.. Brown
from 1865 until 1871; was foreman and superintendent
for four wards he understood there were four men now
doing the same lie believed the city would he
able separate the ashes at al expense Of $4,000 and
sell them for tCOOo and there would be no expense TO
the city Unloading the stun; II tins city paid Tor
loads they should have had 100000 cubic yards,
ana no more than $4,000 could have been collected;
the would be that there was mismanagement
somewhere he had been accustomed to doing 30, and
never cost him more than i've cents per yard; he
thought that the dumping OF stun on Mr. Charlck's
property about SIX times moro expensive than the
mode he had mentioned in his opinion there was little
danger in sending the 10 during the Summer
Browns receipts for cellar DIRT would average about
10000 per year; there IA as much cellar dirt In
tract n the chief object III street cleaning is 10
good sanitary condition OF the city, 10 obtain
this result Baxterst should be cleaned three times
week. and Fftave. once, instead OF the reverse, is
Al year; this better lie done by the Health
department the Police; accomplish this work
700 should be employed az an average salary
OF $500 each per anDum; the drivers should
ing machines, q force OF superior workmen "A
total cost of $50,OOJ per annum, and in addition
the care OF tho horses the cost OF the tugs should
be paid for by the sale oi the ashe5 the entire expense
need more than $4,000 per annum the was,
In his Judgment, that the present work "A shame,
and swindie upon the citizens OF New-fOrk; the sum
greater part OF the the railroad companies should
obliged 10 entirely remove the snow which they
throw from the tracks to the sides OF the streets aud
avenues through which the roads pass.
The reports OF various health inspectors made 10 the
Board OF Health. copies of which had been forwarded
to the Board Of Police read to show that the Board
OF Health had designated to the Board OF Police the
streets which improperly cleaned The investiga
ton was adjourned until Saturday at lOa.