New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
PROPOSITIONS TO CLEAN THE STREETS.
NOTHING DEFINITE DECIDED UPoN.


The conference, on Tuesday, in reference to
streetcleanng while 1t brought number OF Inter
esDg facts IL not generally considered by city officials
to have produced any result that will tend to make and
keep the streets clean. gentleman familiar with the
subject said Yesterday to TRIBUNE reporter that n
merous schemes for sreet-ceaning had been proposed
and multitude OF suggestions had been made, but none
OF them seemed be- practicable. The great difficulty
that the ashes and garbage could not be kept separ
ate There a law this subject directing separate
recepaoes 10 be provided for ashes and garbage, and
fine Of $50 was the penalty for each violation
OF the law; but no attention was paid 10 H. This
trouble existed principally in tenement houses
the occupants Of which took the opportunity, when no
policeman In sight, 70 throw ashes and garbage 10
gciher III the rcccpt1ccs, or even into the street sr
n ashes could be kept by Themselves there was OBJ
swecpines could also be used in tie SANE way Garbaec
formed from ID 10 - per cent Of the collections Of the
street Cleaning Bureau and 70 could Doe reduced 10
or per cent, there would Dee nothing objection bc about
it. " Farmers" continued TINS gentleman, make prop
Ositiohs To utlze ihe ashes IN various ways, and the
swerpug- % fertilizers but they DO not know what 90
do with the garbage. have understood that man IN
Long Island took the trouble to separate garbage from
The other matters, and made good M Of money NJ
The iei and oil thus procured The Fh Avenue Hotel
Among the propositions submitted 10 the conference
kns who proposed 90 remove the from tle streets
for onc-tcnthof The amount expended IN cirtmg o. 10
melting SNOW by means Of steam. re saw, that ms al
tenion WIS drst called 20 the matter boz l-72 when Doc
very unusual iall oi SHOW. which greatly mprtcl
travel and tmifc HIS machine consists o. q steam
boiler Hiih sugcrhcaicr and b. 30 arranged fhat thr
heat II the furnace well that OF Tire s1pcrhcafr
steam Is directed upon the SNOW. NJ. Muiiay claims
mile long and sixty icct WIDE les, than veiy four
hours. for about 500, while the for cnuV away
the same quantity would hc little less than - Geo 10
wishes the Polio Department % consider the b1ter and
make "A trial Ol hi, machine.
PuiceC aptaiu Gun or Of the street Cleaning Bureau.
said yesterday 10 TRIBUNE rcpOricr do NOT that
the conference accomplished ching OF importance.
ana ,he disposition OF the garbage and street Grt sl
an uus0lvcd problem | hope Yesterdays mc.tins viii
lead 10 the Legislatures taking action the msftef.
Tie nest tnS 10 ne lone is to take tc Street Cleaning
Bureau from the Police Department and place under
the manag 'u"nt ~ tie Board Of Health, dome u
Boston, Buffalo and Pniade ha. Il snOud De the duty
OF TIE police % maintain order, and not trouble them
selves about filthy street, aud he abang or nusauccF.
think IL j. probable that tLe Legislature viii take this
OF the suJi CD and make tlo change speak %.
The Health Com s,iJners viii tuen do the cleaning 20
For instance thc Health Commissioners gave U- peIus
summer. Dut Wncu cold weather -ct DO they made u.
-iop DUMPING there on the sruunl HAT thc mac.Nl
would bee of u3Tc ana iure the attn ar %" c1uHIni-
ty H. the health authorizes t!ua they can fua this de-
EIrtm.ut better tuan We aIr running i tHy ought ,o
nave 20 trial.
conference will DEE held t1-m0uov 10 the Mayors
Office. W view OF adopt ~ some PLAN lo i!r ftuu' ID
of SNOW from tine street, tu INK tur present. Nunr h.
Is cApcclcl That te presidents of te different cry
rain OHJ companies Wiii Attend AND i" tic rome tuu-
lnissnlcrs. and Pilot Commissioner Blunt