New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-05
THE STREET CLEANING SYSTEM.
CONFERENCE OF CITY OFFICIALS.

CONFERENCE OF CITY OFFICIALS.
DIFFICULTIES WITH WHICH THE POLICE DEPART
MENT HAS TO CONCENTRATIONS OF THE
HEALTH BOARD-LEGIsLATION DESIRED AS 10
THE DISPOSITION or REFUSE.
The conference at the Mayors office, yester-
day with regard to cleaning the streets was largely NJ
tended by city officials There were present; mayor
Ely Police Commissioners Erhardt Nichols and wheeler
Health Commissioner Chandler and Janeway, Dock
Commissioners Dimock and NanderPoel Corporation
Counsel wnftney. Park Commissioner Conover, Police
Captain Gunner, superintendent OF the street Cleaning
Bureau Aldermen Gun;zer, Morris Twomey, Lamb, DE
Vrcs Cole aud shells Charles Mclean, cou sci to tho
Police Board, and Seth G. Hawey. chief clerk oil the
same board r. r. Butler, president Of the SKIN avenue
Railroad and Charles johnson, OF the firm OF Johnson
& Shepherd, owners OF the Twenty -tmrd ST. line oi
stages, also present.
In opening the subject, Commissioner Chandler said
that the Health Board had noticed for some months the
filthy condition Of streets with no change III pros
pect There was necessity OF great Improvement nut
the Board had plans TO suggest lie called aehlOn
to the aet that and garbage were being deposited
certain parts Of the city contrary TO the SANITARY Ooue
Commissioner Nichols, chairman OF the Committee on
Street Cleaning OF the Police Board, said That more "oih
had done by the bureau during the last year ''
for the three or four years previous. When attention
was called TO any particular locality by the boru VI
Health II was always cleaned IS promptly as po's'oe'
cleaned was equal to about 800 miles and in collecting
garbage and ashes over 800 miles had TO be gone over
daily The amount expended in 1873 for street cleaning
was 81 O973s4 80; in 1874, $S29,s2s OF; in 1872
SsOl 4O5 SO; IN 1876 5726,4Os 33, making tota' %
S34Jis90 81 During the present year up o.
the expenditure has been S392,909 10 during 'o iou
years above named 1872 mes OF streets were cleaned
900 y loads OF ashes removed 1,Os6,7O3 LOADS
of dut AMI 35OlI OF garbage. The average cost per
mile WAS $40 81 and per load 81 cents. Dnrius
he Irt sent wear, the cost OF cleaning per niue was
oS - ami rer load - cents lie SAID 60 or 20 per
cent OF reuse matt from The otreeis consisted OF nsne
and only 10 per cent of garbage The Board of Police
10 to neyer Ia remove the reuse but mad no power 10
plac il ANYWHERE The material had been heid 70 ue uel
ctc!1Ous hCllth. aud certain rules were maui a. 20 iS
rrInoyal A violation Of which was made misdHheanof
They were Obliged send their scOWs Ia sol against the
incoming tide, and 10 return against Tue pdts'iie ~
In TINS manner the cost of the work was a1ont doubled
Ia cost from $4,000 10 $4,000 annually Tor
that part OF the work. Tue streets, ne salu;
cost over 50 100000 lie di OF know where tnis reuse
matter was Do deposited WitMu thirty mites OF tM
York without tue consent oi the Board OF Heath Inc
Shore Inspector nad immense power III the waters sur
roundiu. New-YOrk Mr.. 3tanty considered that under
the present arrangements, TIE street REFUSE coad hv cc
uiiled 10 any considerable extent lie SAID mat the
Battery Cluai-,t, and considerable pOrtOhoI le "c't
Side Of tlc city had been hcd I'D Win thls m, au
they are cons, Tered hnhcaitliu ana re claimed NAV
tue material could be used IN filming III VI TO loW-wat1r
marx, and beyond that other matter conn PS lseu
The removal O. snow dunng TIE Winter or. HaNiey
SAID would cost the city at least 81 3O0QOoli done prop
cIly There was no statue com cilihS ,hc Dull 10 v
tuis work and appropriation Tor H. Inc Vepulhthla
estimate Tor removing sn1" nad Deeh suichen o rom
the estimates every year ne cueu Atte.'ioi 90 e4o
greuess OF tine amount allowed for strict cleaning
alClush the pcuses larger than M former years
The depart ment Mas Para 81" oI earn Sno" lo,u, non
htu IN, while nov IL cost 80 I0I
an opportunity dispose OF eacL scOw load some" Ace
IN reply, commissioners Ch'tie s'i tuoie We" ~, -
cusrfor ne act and icNtr were prevalent III
almost cry street ID tho city Ii was waste OF 'dud
bic material hc considered 70 sehu lhe street fese 20
sea- There were expensive traces OF loT lahu III tnt
yicnify 90 tnis cN whlch could be nilrd up Win NJ
streets wee pings should % used crsluhen los 80 WINE
garbage was VITA asEcs, ashes Coad nos pt ured
with safety ioF ding IHal Was tTonoie al 'ne iidi.o
l4s Ihc material mInt be used IN ming IN dOoAs, out
le never woad consent 10 irs being used In any iot
wci. separated the former could be sold ami tle idtltr
mEcI IN Inc street pings used iOr ming. A Or
ana Al vas "'se. ca lC .'oi 49, mo mem
'o i fn fSrIeI discussion tnaj followed Professor
Canuer sald mere wouId De OBJ c.iOn 10 hlns III
tue water front wtI the material used ia Tue same
s,y .s.,y, a. the foot OF kHgsL lie Thought mat II
Wa practicable - vul0rco the separation of the ases
aud garbage Thc puUHc should bee compelled 10 do to
Tor months uuul tuey became aecustomed to It, and
then tnelc wouid o. M difficulty.
in lepy TO Mayor Ey, MI uaweY said that the Police
Department rad money 10 use ior lmpro cement IN rs
vessels Thought that 10 per cent Oh garbage mixed
30 pc cent "a asncs aud street swecph-s cOud not
hurt auy one lie beloved 'h" IL Was 'he WAGER from
cesspoole, damned uP IN the NcuiJ OF inc hfiem
flats, Which caused tne VA iea-ant Cdos Fourteen DOS
toisscDt % examine INC indh'', ~ me ROM poiu'
expressed tlaJ opinion Harlem mai no" become as
bclItiy as any otlcr part o. Ia city.
I.S' sttd Professor Chandler but we spent Sd
COZ one Iii0I.n IN disniectus these Has
U-.
Ter ia it. hc Ud nos thank Was the province OF
Hrt!tn Commissioners 10 ouEscst any hcthod; IL was
Oug tbrir ou.y to dnd ftut Waen TIE WORK WAS not
=, Cleri, Done lie though. tu-t under Tie existing
laws cyeryt iln cUuI uc accom- toIrd thdt Was hutc
sur, iii. Itucy said ,liat uuli the tHtGc rcspol j.
bl.ty rested VITA one department, notamS could Ice
dom.
In concluding the conference Mayor Ely said that IL
seemed 90 piat tue ddy oi cleaning hc streets rest
eli cuirry WITH TIC Ponce jOu!'siVI cIs aad tna ,Hcy
tine course OF another month tncy mgnt no Dlo 10 secure
legs alton 4or the desperation Oh the street. refuse. Toy
would D. con; clled TO sub4 20 tAls condition OF Affairs
tan soInt IeAlcdy va. provided.
A etter nom Charles ~. UdsWCN, suggesting The use
OF IO pc. scOWs IOr carrying rcIu,o mdtet 10 s-d
john T. Mulialy and John T. Hawkins have sent com
nun.catiou to tHe Mayor ana Police Commissioners,
clIuiis mat tDcy Improved method 40 lean
lax tne -cos VI al Onrentn tno expense incurred
past years.
Inc ANN. alton " Edward Roberts, OF Avenue and
Eigay-ft-st, Tor PERMISSION 10 III up vacant lots be
twcun NiIet second ana NHotl tusis., and i1iu seo
Oad-lvt Harlem River, VAIN a5ncs ana street ant
has been sanctioned % tns Ponce Board Inc oOarI 81
Health approved Oi tbs project yesterday, prOYdeL tc
material dumped OH tho low ,rOuId Was irco from
bage. Inc Whch Mr.. Roberts desires 10 III in 10
ytrJ La and inc street. Cleaning Bureau expects 10
use II lOl oOlucumo as a duiuiug ground.
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