The New York herald., 1874-02-24
THE STREET CLEANING INVESTIGATION.

The Assembly Committee Cities resumed
their investigation yesterday relative to the street
cleaning commissions. Vincent King was exam
ined at some length, and gave testimony which
did not to tally in every respect with the evi-
dence already given by Commissioner Charuck as
to the dumping of garbage and ashes Char lick's
ana his own lots. John L. Brown the former
street cleaning contractor. also testified. He said
that he had filed in property Tor the Long Island
Railroad Company; did not remember how many
loads had been delivered, nor could he tell
how much had been paid by them; the
company owed him now about 81, 500; Mr..
Charick may have paid him one or two
thousand dollars; Mr.. Pickard had charge of the
books IN the Street Cleaning Bureau at the time
witness was on tho commission; sold stuff to Peck
& Co., the Farmers Protective Association; 1t cost
would pay; he separated the garbage during the
past year; he generally picked out the glass, but
did not remember wnat amount he received for IL /;
he made a contract with the New Jersey Railroad
for the stuff for five years; under his contract he
agreed to keep the streets cleaned; an additional
appropriation was made by the Legislature lor eX-
ira street cleaning; used to make arrangements
with the hotels 1Or removing their garbage; their
ashes were removed under the contract; his con.
tract was made with the city In 1865, and was to
last for ten years; witness did not keep any books
his office was at No. rs Chambers street; pay rolls
were kept and also ledger; when his business
was removed the books and papers were sold for
waste paper; his contract for s49s,0O0 was con-
bluueQ up TO IaSt June.
George W. Blunt testified that he was one OF the
PAot commissioners for the past twenty.nine
years; he sent word to Mr.. Russell about half
year ago that II he would wait upon witness he
could name place where the dumping could be
done, but Mr., Russell never came; the place
Wnere he proposed to dump the garbage was about
ten miles rom this city; Mr. Russell never came to
arrange the matter; they Kept dumping in the
river all the way down to Bay Ridge, despite the
protestations oil the Pilot Commissioners; ne had
addressed "a letter to the Mayor, but IL was never
answered; he did not think there would be any
dinicuity in dumping the scows below Coney
Island; when the dumpings were thrown into the
river II took at the least computation
move them. The Board OF Pilots had
communication with the old Board OF Police
about dead ANIMALS being thrown into the river; {;
asked the Board OF Police to cooperate with the
Board Of Pilots to assist In stopping this evil as to
the river, but they never assisted in the matter;
he did not know OF any other way OF disposlng OF
the dumpings he thought the streets were IN
very good condition under the present Board OF
Police; he thought the snow could be removed
from all the streets in the city Tor about $13
o tugboat could take down lOur scOws OF about 200
cubic yards each; the boats could make the trip to
Coney Island in about six hours; Jacob Wynant
was superintendent OF the American Dock Com
pany for about five years; sold Brown number OF
scows, which cost them to build IRON 81, $50 to
$3,260, and whl ch would carry about 800 cubic
yards; he thought that the scows in use by the
city would carry about $50 cubic yards there was
time when witness thought they ought to receive
payment Tor the garbage dumped; he understood
That the stun would not SINK when dumped out OF
the scows with reversible bottoms; they gave ten
cents yard for unloading scows conveying the
stun about flty feet; when they got to a distance
greater than hlty feet they used carts
MI. Eastman chairman OF the committee. stated
that owing to the illness OF Mr.. Smith, and the ab-
sence OIL the Police commissioners, they were un-
able TO continue the investigation further to-day.
They had also to loOK over "a number OF vouchers
and payrOls, and would, therefore, adjourn the in
vestgatlon until saturday morning next, at Po-
lice headquarters where they Will meet at ten
O'Clock.