The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-24

WHAT THE POLICE BOARD SAY ABOUT THE
APPROPRIATION FOR CLEANING THEM-LET-
TER TO COMPTROLLER KELLY.
In relation TO the appropriation for street cleaning
this year Police Commissioners Smith sent the follow
Ing communication Comptroller Kelly yesterday It
sets forth the inadcquacy OF the sum for the purpose
tor which It was SGT apart
LETTER.
hsss ss .a aSno OF ng 81
BY the so.rd Of for the Bureau
may avaiiabis dcay extraordinary expenses
@ sss. S"
t. iAS the s
trollcr IN furnishing tue amount required IN the 9TH
the sas sHsss'
e.y the of the Bureau of street Clean
'ss o9sS.s
sncc to receive ashes garbage rubbish
deposited BY steam vessel. the waters Ct she
Se Sppass to
hs pSs las,
has been 81 by The % s II
Prior 70 the close Of the year 1873 tho appropriated
l., r,que Of force By the nssnu; Bn
numerous streets Of the city
Of t"rssa 1875 Of bills YET rssders
ns a ss c s % s iss bal
The charter supposed prohibit the menace OF
ed Tor so yea. t. deirsy the oSs.,.n;
for purpose 30 dsfray the incurred tor
At the opening the year 1877 the Board were and still
without their credit applicable the
liquidation of Of street cleaning tor the current
me Board Of Police. in their departmental estimate
Council asked for the appropriation Of the sum Of 5000
by elaborate enumeration of the purposes to which tho
Of and ice omitted The soard
in great, aave. a. to tho legality Of using any
md iee and were certain that no money had been speci
Board superintendent appropriation in qnes-
@ H 1 % s ns Of la
vigorous demand Tor expenditure Of money tor Us re-
lief from the emS"rrassment and feeling assured that tho
c % c4 the ana Sevs s
the would insufficient to meet the unavod
s now and the on hs OF January
20 the to sss e. 10 Be asd
IN the OF snow and ice from the unexpended bnl
the demands Of the public for the
S ought Ss
granted ns x.. ro,w,,,...ra,ov d.n,.s
seemed 20 the Board TO be practical
under which powsr stree. eissn
nsmaon against the policy gifts exercise To settle the
the Board on the 9Th day Of January inst applied the
Counsel to the Corporation who by tho statute legal
adviser for his opinion and advice upon the question Of
III 18th of January ns the elaborate opinion Of
that section l. chapter 1872 he street
and Ice but, above stated think It is 70 be
strucd as authorizing such removal Assuming this to DO
ys" e as 10 for s
% and ice % h s ya 70
with economical methods OF proceeding.
ns and hus been pushed day and night with the following
The snow and Ice have removed from Broadway to
fourteenth street and partially from Fourteenth street
street. Cortandt street. William street, Gold street Wall
Worth street and Chambers street. Fourth
eight miles Total expenditure Tor labor
expenses $50 sae This amount includes expenses OF
work OF Of s% find ard also the
Of the appropriation for the month is sosoo5 20
dsry hs s Spea
under the favorable circumstances
81 $50 day II this work eectnally done Tor the bal
appropriation x3 for the month The
Is's DO s s cost Of s
expendi,mre The quantity Of snow and ice removed has
paved or this fny seventy miles need
streets that have been cleaned AZ he rate y" Of
expenditure above the cleaning OF a75 miles
would cost $1s7OO 1t is apparent that, with the
the Work Of removing snow and ice be-
through the month oJanuary and unless the above cqu
expccte during OF February The board
is disposed do a In its to the demands
extended effort unless the restraints upon 6y the
Limitations o, appropra,on' can be relieved by granting
advance OF the usual time