The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-23
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EXIT A POLITICAL MACHINE.
NEW rORK STREET CLEANING TO nm
DONE BY 4 COyIRdCT""
Thc Principal Thoroughri,res TO he Cleaned
Every Day, md the Others Three Ttpcs
Wcck-The bureau 10 bc Aboitsi,es

Thc PRINCIPAL Thoroushfares to he Cleaned
| Every Day. md the Others Three Ttmcs
| Wcck-The bureau TO be A Aboiis,ea
Soon after Gen. Smiths return from
Europe the Police Commissioners began 10 dis.
cuss the strect-clcanlng question. with Wow TO
doing the work on the contract system. Tho
| Corporation Counsel gave them an opinion that
thcy might legally lot the work to private indi-
vlduals. and the Board Unanimously favored
the letting cut OF the work. and as the result of
several evening sessions Of the Board. the abol.
ton OF the Street Cleaning Department has
tssE dccrced. On Tuesday next the Commits.
siohers viii sdvertise for proposals to keep the
streets Of the ely nSc from dirt. snow, garbage
and ashes.
Inc Specifications. which are in the hands OF
the corporation Counsel. nrc very strict. They
IroVide Tor having the work done in the most
thorough manner. The work Is to be let to one
contractor for the entire city. The contractor
VIII be required to deposit q certified check for
I'VE per cent Of the contract after the acccpanco
OF his bid; TO buy oil the horses. carts. tools.
ana implements. and lease the BUILDINGS thnt
hre used bv the street Cleaning Department.
and to give s200.0OO bonds for the proper nor.
formance Of his duties. The city will nay him
monthly. Withholding five per cent. every
month as Q guaranty. When the sum withheld
49, *-'''''s eAo Nat9 Will pay II over 10 tl1
cYLtractor.
= Tae, contract will REQUIRE that Broadway.
Irani. T. thral, Greenwich. Wast, MhH4hnll'
Broad Wall. md other business streets. inclui.
INK all streets leading 10 the ferries shall b,
Eighth avenues are TO be cleaned everv ,isy ii'u'
The other streets and avenues are TO be cleaned
three times week. All the wharvcs and piers
Al, rom the streets that require daily sweeping
we ~, + snow must be rcmoy, d rs soon AZ Il ials.
me contractor must cart IT on and IL not TO ba
allowed to pile II up In the streets. On the
iWner g. stIgsts as much money is to be expended
d YIN thG snow as the contractor would
I'd Tue ne t0Iice Commissioners will continue tho
2cs EN- oi Inspector Of Street Cleaning ana ~.
him dolly on the condition OF the streets ia Ia ,ir
reTiRecstlye TEs s,rs rrccalnets; 70.
over 2JO miles OF streets. and the ash and .lr-
lnge carts traverse oyer 800 miles daily Tho
ts work ior several yoars rSs, The Genps Ggnr Is.
si9ners asked kd fer 100000 this ycar. nnd wnre
gi,NG egi,i9wed yea S70gOQD They have expended about
cannot exceed the amount of thcr approrfia,
upn u, \ IN contracting for the work, Tile counsel
tdueed n the Legislature authorizing the let-
ting 81 The contract for. three years. Tho first
current year. about ten months
,ld " S , con,ract syst'm will practically wipe out
Of 1lenhihG B1rea4 9nd WI throw 2nt
messengers. foremen. and laborers. At TIC
% same TINE 1t will destroy q strong political ma
Commissioner Wheeler says that the only
misgivings the members Of The boarl have c1n-
cerning the result OF cleaning the streets by
ior the work. At the same time. H. says that
private enterprise can do IN. work for much
less money than the city. The department, pays
laootcrs sl.GO Il dny. aII 3.2j for horses and
S,ars. contractor may set men f4r ;l.25a
day. and horses and carts for S27j. There ara
other items on which contractor may make "A
large saving. Mr. Wheeler adds tha, the con-
tract provides SO many safeguards that only rp-
sponsible persons can bid for the work liz has
heard of several persons who will put in bids
Wnhin the existing appropriation.
1t Is the intention OF the Commissioners Ia
get the street cleaning business into tho hands
81 contractor n soon as ii can be done legally
ne 'mm lssion"rs all say that The Street De-
nartmeht hns become II political nuisance and
that they will gladly be rid Of ii.