New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-02

whom the department was under Mr Hroyp, fog ne
garbage at IL cents cubic yard Mr. CnarISsh nsde
filling IN at Newtown Creek an average during Mr.
Browns tenure Of Office there was received $4,000 10
$4,000 year of the stuff; in Mr. Browns time money
was paid for the manure which was bought nv the
frners the yearly average Tor this was about tl6o0
II this manure was properly collected and conveniently
placed at the dumps, IL should realize at least $4,000
year, n the Board Of Health did not interfere; MI
Browns $1,000 was received between the months OF
April and December the could not In the
Winter months for this stuff under the management OF
Mr. Brown, by the separation Of glass old tins rags ana
bones 5000 yearly wac ootaineG witness thoughtt wasa
lack OF economy in placing the stun at The disposal OF
Mr. Charick for Is cents when 1t could be thrown into
tne sea Tor about SIX or seven cents taxing All DINER
expenses INTO consideration, the expense of the Latter
proceeding could only cost about - or IL cents; witness
thought thai the entire Of stFecsweeping for
the 1873 about $4,000 cuDic yards; Mr. Brown
received for cleaning the streets from 1863 TO s69 about
A755OO year; with the contract witness could
have made se0OOo and $4,000 year ne thought the
proper aborers; hal known eases where good wOrkBen
were removed and their places supplied by worthless
men IA" thought this was due to political fayorsn as
general rule; the work OF sweeping the streets costs
about 10 20 u cents mile it is done now; II he
streets were swept oencr IL could be done cheaper;
the system OF street-cleaning IL very good II
efficient men were employed but II could De done bet
ter by contractors than by the Board Of Police Commits
sOners he thought that the streets could be efficiently
cleaned for $4,000 year, aud there would De large
streets could be swept twice week; the principal
thOrOughlarrs. as Broadway and Flftl-lye could be
swept at Least three or four tines weeF,
Several witnesses were examined relative to the cart
ing OF garbage and dirt from hotels and other large
the scows, from IS To 20 cents paid
Norman A. Beach. accountant, testified that he had
examined the BOOKS and accounts OF the street cleaning
Bureau; he put In evidence several exhibits; these
showed that the amount paid by the city for removing
ashes in 1879 slJ356 ~ the inspectors retnrus
showed that the num0er ~ loads dumped at the city
dumps 576,749 the carnen said to he paid by
the specOrs IL meat correct,
it thus follows that si3i cart loads TOO much had
been paid for; this az the average OF loads TO days
work amounts to some s66,500
superintendent Tborne testified that he had disposed
Of all the stuff his capable OF moving; ne
h. infa nj apiV yan
sGumpng Commissioner CharllcRs property; ne had
heard nothing of Mr. Pigeons Oh5r until few weeks
IL the Police Commissioners received such com
municlton they did not inform him; tho appropriation
Tor cleaning the streets did not include cartng away
with reference the difference, s56,5O0 between
report the Inspectors report rs could only
account tor 1t by the shrngage ON the scow when was
very great.
Isaac j. Barrett clerk the Controllers Office, tee
titled that the Street Cleaning Department sent IN To
the Controllers Office only the record OF The money re
ceived instead OF tue funds.
The nVesti cation will be resumed to-day at 10 N.