New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-12
MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
| INVESTIGATE BY TIKI STATE SENATE COMMITTEE
- IDLE LABoRFRs SYSTEM OP APPOINT
MtNrs-CmANGRs IN THE tOHCE BEFORE LLkC-
TION.
During the first part of the session OF the
Senate Investigation Committee yesterday several prop
erty-holders in The upper part OF the CITY proeS'cu
against the which the work on the pubic I'M
provemcnts conducted. and against the helVy TAXA
ton To which they were subjected James Dixon' VINO
lives in said that not more
than onefourth of the laborers employed were at work
on an average. The work cost double what IL should
although the improvements 10 the great advantage
OF the city house could be built now for 80 per cent
less than at any time 1857 Between Fiity-nnh
and One hundred and tenthsts only seven streets are
open of which five are paved aud two severed.
CYRUS Clak OF No TAI Ftl-ave., q real estate dealer
property holder in the upper part OF the city, stated
that about three weeks ago he saw gang OF 20 men on
the Boulevard, of whom only two were at work lie dd
not think that the laborcrs earned 30 cents day The
laborcrs under contract work had more energy ana
worked an In the morning and an hour later
~ night ii had been said that the labOreTs OH the
boulevard passed their time in playing cards. When the
work by the day abandoned, the witness thought
there would be Improvement in confidence, business,
and real estate The recent extension OF the Elevator
droad from ThiFty-iOurth-st to Fory-second-s had
Increased number of passengers by l5OO daily ana
TIE receipts OF the railroad for October 100 per cent
lea.er than for the month in 1874 The lVerside
Park assessments wrong to property-owners.
NOChng was done in the way OF improvements ON nc
count Of the jealousy the Department Of Public
Works and the Department of Parks. The Blasting on
the st side could be dOno at oneourth tho cost by the
use ~ machinery.
Henry Kelly Of scyenty-nftl-st ard the Boulevard.
SAID it was large estimate that 30 cents was earned on
II N the way OF labor on the boulevard On the sewers
to work done by day possibly better than That
done by contract, because the Inspectors had not d0re
their duty He had heard within two or three weeks, OF
tickets on the public works being sold for so each
John Brewer who owns the block between One-hun-
dred-audcish and Ouchundr daudninth-sts, except
two os saii that his property assessments to tue
amount of 100000 $4,000 had been paid in Tie past
seven ycsrs. The property person owned ON TIE
West sie ne poorer be Wa Mn' pr"Psf! h'" "ePio
Gated in value his valuation had IN 'rra.ed.
f..HJJhl Porter tacn p.oi iccl various papers
winch lie was requested 10 bring Was previously
be .Orc tIe Committee Among them Wto ne pay
tbs sewers on tho boulevard S1.fS35GG %
Machines dr.lln and LARGE asts could not bc hs'
pipes, wicn Liable iujury Gen Porter thrn r.
rca,eL tie siaemen which Lo hi made before t"at
YORK; ant fa1 hlS home Lcfc AMI before he bad dly
sn1Hled.s vi ns aYpomtmrnt go iis present position
J4adaly ia-t-rc .-moyci 10 tins c,.y a.in. ANA vac
li.nry A. Uumb.et.rn. Deputy Commissioner o. pnblic
Worse INST ,atd tno DUDES OF His BIS's'Yn anl theu
statrI tiiat ~ O1 tle a'pOIin rs On L Pdc Noks
c,.ue un,i,r nls lors nal sul ~ son. lie nsl drttd
myc,ii.at,u ~ nad- s.. ere h.d heard ina, ic1 IL
LAL % sold. one iersIA was not anOs..d 10 haze
nuIuJcr doy 81 Ola t.c works HhOn "a or
"A tifAct i.bUFcr IA, fc was no mean
h, WHO. ur cOud ii"n5lnci 10y 80 Cn!cI OF the
i.itht WiuI envelope cinr"aiuS tao urhcj Vas
directed. me Wi.utsa did nyt know 40" NAM tns cots
OF sewers VOC en- liUycd, mauy sewers wcIt
bong constructed IL WAS not he gene III ifd' ot ~
na.c "A F.cOniInoHiti4vn from tAt Iauii!iaAy Cen
e.J Comm. tee hciJiT All inspector vas
pointed Aside frOn the laboies and englnoci-
Ing force, from 30 to - ier cent OF re
IL sous cfi loycd appointed without any le'Oi-
la .udtLtu. k-cJIn tt,OIs were made ~ ne DIS
l. i Committees itr mage ana also r.! members Ell
tto CoainttCo DrydIzItDu. o. tbs idbu.ois Oh u
works tct % per cont "co IcHde4 ~ tuo Lam
many General ,olIittcr tue Committee on O. -dniId-
Ion OF Ier,ons were members Ui tuOhc Committees.
r.. vi sd 5lih tuat coma uOt state tnr ptosVlsjn
bees oil tAost CuaiicyS tT a tie y ARA OF Aldermen.
bi he tioUsGt tHry ia Sht be Lum ~ 10 % per cent
Ihs tUtaI number OF men was about 3,"V',
bui re fOrcc iI5rra5cI Il irlis ScPoeiDor AMI
October F.om OoL 20 Ny. H. 40 'dD"ioTs "t'e sl"-
st.tutd Tor others, ami ~ wcro Heu afpohicL GA
a. ruu.durt NOrr- urrcdso Na, tDutv Z'O or ,',J
The ordered 80 90 ittur'ti ~ the
q: scrctiOI Of leads OF bG.ttts. TINS oder was
Ca. rie into rfct last Saturday, wht gam, were
Cd ,rn.fsed and NCin r.y, nHtn one 6tii1 NaS ui'~
ctr-rd ln- Number oi IN ia iiSg"trEci 90 "a - tdH
me cut,c iuclcas, during October. woe on Han Wa
sa1,ti5ci Tor HuuiHc., thc cn.hSc was mace Oh az
90. N 81 uIIiIcICnCf ana otncr tta"Jhs.
lac CuuiI.t.te tIon a.OdIncu anal Monday, Now To-