The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-20

ordinary and probably largest price ever received
Tor street manure was twenty-five cents per load,
which will barely pay the cost OF the carriage OF
the manure alone, and Will not contribute ANYTHING
ward the sweeping the collection Of garbage or the
carriage OF what II called rubbish, being the
OF the streets rendered worthless BY the mingling
Herewith OF coal ashes, &c. Some who have pur-
chased manure have been very iastidious In re-
and that contained any foreign mixture. Tho
ashes, rubbish, &C, have to DO ireighted away
additional cost 10 the CITY, OF present
difficulties IL to hnd place where deposit the same
Indeed this Is the greatest difficulty, and which
all times gwen the departments Infinite trouble
TO overcome Al ore time The refuse on the west sdo
Of the city taken away by the Erie Railway whose
authorities also found their scows trimmers mon
who trim tho scows) and watchmen. When they
ceased taking the ashes, &c, the Police Department
coupslled to hire additional sl2 each per
day, and OF course have trimmers aud watchmen ap-
pointed, thus creating additional expense.
THE HARLEM FLATS.
The cast eide absorbed the ashes and rubbish for
some time, hut u IL well known that the residents Of
that portion OF tho city continually renonsrat
ing with the Board Of Health for the purpose OF pre-
venting such refuse beng dumped there Ex-Alder-
man Human, who led the iorlorn hope in the cam
paign against the Street Cleaning Bureau used give
accounts OF the stenches which nIlcd the
air around Harlem In consequence of the stun that
was brought thither by the But all his
"Reminiscences were OF no avail; the mixture
Of ashes, garbage and even oa continues to be
there until the flats were hled up Mr. Gautier OF
New Jersey, then took loaded from of the
the sc0ws unloaded at NewtOwn Creek and At Staten
Island. and now there s chance OF tho cty's refuse
being made available Tor nlng mp Little He'll Gate,
which II 10 SAID will take years complete and be
a saving TO the city Of $200, 000
ALL SEA
When no place could be found 10 deposit the ashes,
&c. the scows were taken out 10 and unoaded by
gangs Of ItaiianA The process dangerous those
engaged IN IT, and the ofal oated back Couey Island
Gowanus Bay. Gc thus causing collision between the
authorities oil New York and Kings county AT length
orders were issued TO the dump inspectors and trim
mers TO closely inspect the daily aud remove all
dead animals or DIAL and potiiy the police The
spectors were 10 sign certificate and were directed 10
swear TO its correctness on pain Of dismissa which
threat had It's effect only such poor devils had
great political influence; the others would only snap
their fingers and say they did not care. Was not
alderman so-and-so or Senator that Assem- b
the other at their back, and what did they cares
rHE POLiCE BOARD.
The above remarks have rciercnce OF course, to
what WAS donc since the work Of street cleaning
put into the hands OF the Board Of Police. history
Of the work from the time such change took place,
which was about June 1, 1872, when Judge Bosworth
was President and Messrs. Smith, Barr and Mancrre
were members OF the Board Of Police, Is as follows
For The balance Of that year appropriation o.
$b55,0O was made and the Board realized IRON the
sale OF ashes garbage and manure, $ll 79l II making
in all $500, 791 II, which was all expended.
Tho following tabular statement will show tho cx
penses &C., the years since the street cleaning
placed under the Police Department.