The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-31
STREET CLEANING.

ASH BoxEs-FINEs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RS
CAUTIONED AGAINST FUTURE VIOLATION OF
THE ORDINANCE.
few days ago the HERALD printed the provisions
OF the health code reference to the proper metal.
lined vessels separately required Tor the ashes and
garbage and which are act be filled TO within four
inches of the top. Superin tendeut walling has or
dered 0O 900 copies OF these provisions TO be printed
In English and German, to be distributed among the
landlords ana tenants OF this city Yesterday the
Superintendent received numerous complaints in ref
erence TO the execution oil the health ordinances
street cleaning. Captain Gunner introduced depula
ton three citizens from the Tenth ward they pre-
errcd complaints First that their tenants were
being arrested for following the usage OF the Tenth
ward throwing the garbage into the streets; and,
second, they claimed that II such arrests were made
all the Police Department cart drivers VINO, IN tax
ing up the ash barrels, split the rubbish over Inc
streets, and in throwing the barrels back again gen
orally succeeded IN smashing them TO pieces should
also be made acquainted with the errors OF the law
A colloquy cnsued between the compliments and the
Superintendent which was interesting from the
manner ia which it illustrated The many ludlcrors
enbarrassments surrounding any serious elort TO
enforce the health ordinances
QUERIES AND ANSWERS.
The complainaDts asked why the policemen who
on tho sidewalk did not also apprehend tine reck-
less Police Department cart drivers who spit ashes
and refuse from The barrels IN tho most reckless
manner. The barrels being always blied 10 tho top
the ashmen should be compelled 10 handle them care
fully The Superintendent surprised them not little
by Informing the delegation that the drst fault lay
with their tenants nlng up the barrels to the top,
which they had no right 10 do. And as 10 breaking
the barrels he called their attention to the advantages
OF procuring strong melal-lned boxes which would
not be stolen by boys Tor kndling wood as barrels
are, and prove quite as cheap ia the end
II the policemen were 10 arrest these
reckless drivers their work would remain in allegiance
for the day and tie DIRT would be LETT to cucumber
the streets The proper thing to do was for tho COM
pla nauts 10 promptly report in every instance the
number OF tie driver tho street Cleaning Depart
meut and he would thcn DO Instantly suspended.
However II the barrels hllod TO overnowing tho
asnmen could not heip spilling their contelts ana
could scarcely be held responsible Captain gunner,
snow that the ashrnen w.rc not shielded ny the
police, stated 70 the writer who Was present during
the culioQuy, that Captain AIiarc oil the sixteenth
precinct mad arrest cd ON the previous evening, Tor
this very offence, The driver oil cart No. 1,72z
Nothing was done yesterday 10 clear Third avenue.
Captain Gunner stating that the rubbish was frozen
too hard aud that II would not be advisable to use
pckaxes as the dirt only IRON 10 three inches
thick and the axes would strike tho stones II would
be necessary to wait tor thaw Captain Gunner re-
ported that thtyetght miles OF streets ana avenues
were being swept per day under the lev system.
Last week los miles had been swept-lOO OF when
were cleaned Oy the plan puring the same space
Time 10 95l loads Of ashes and garbage and 69l9
loads of dirt removed.
The HERALD yesterday received the following COM
municatou:-
That some one tg bonanza" in the Street Clean
an. tux s"raS is AZ $50 Gay to lug tue oadsd
DIRT scows Now York 20 Bergen and Newark Bay.
railroad land aud Jocks Tiled in with the
stuff The depar.mrnt allows the contractor.a certain
divides With some one ess~sso lor the removal Of every
sco~ The dir. Is dumped ut three Point
per square yard tor it. and ,hoy employ Italians
and The for the ssa is greater than tic supply
the Alderman and his inside partner make 500
Ss sqs Of the
Captain Gunner, bong made acquainted with The
substance OF the charges contained IN the above COM
municat0n, denounced cmpnaticaily AS tissue OF
alse hoods. The facts were altogether different Tue
tug Sarah was not employed ny the city at all, put oy
the contractor at his own expense. the tug Cornell
that used by the department az cost OF $50 per
day. ana the Sarah took charge Of the scows on the
part OF the after the Cornell had delivered
them " her; ex.Aderman Wiley had some time ago
the contract which now solely belonged 70
Joun MitcnelL Instead OF paying $50 Tor eacn scow
load 10 tho contractor tho department only allowed
HIM from $40 10 49, according ~ It's sizs Tue aver
age number OF loads was ten or twelve day. and
taking Jour at $40 four at $50 nud Tour At $25,
the total receipts Of the contractor would be SEQ
pcr day, or Whereabouts. What tho contractor re-
ceived the stuff he could not toll; It was none OF
his anybody eses business but that OF the conrac.
tor. All he Knew WAS that the contractor unloaded
cheaper than The department could for even
they 10 the unloading VI the small
est would cost the department $25, while
tie contractor was now pad only S1O Mr.. Mitchell
had ammo need tent OF throwing up the
tract altogether unless no got more stuu IN the fu
turo
..rhat does not look as though the contract
very Improbable, CaptanY'
.WelI, claims that unless he gets moro he cannot
mako II an object. " The Captain replied
Mr. perlrand Claver, OF No. 50 Barclay street. CON-
plains that zen GEMS has to be paid by many store
keepers Tor the removal OF every box ana barrel II
the later are not " remain on the sidewalk al IN
fnium
ARRESTS PENALTIES.
The following persons arrested for violation OF
the Corporation ordnance III relation 10 THROWN.
gar bage or ashes the fined 81 each
tho Fifty seventh Street Police Court yesterday =
Ellen Powers, East rhlr.y sixth street; EDWARD Muir
ply, No. l, lU3 second avenue: Patrck Kane, Elev-
enth avenue and Fifty-sevcnth street; James Nc
Kintz, No. 235 East Nineteenth street; Frederick
fard0w, Forty second street, between Eighth anu
Ninth avenues; Mary Cuey, Ninth avenue, between
Forty-nfth ana Forly.sxth streets; Catneriue Me-
Mule II, NO. 326 East lhirty-sixth street; Mary Bar
man, No. $40 Second avenue; Eien Clmmlsky, No.
30 East Thirty ninth street; james keec, NO. $50
East twenty street, AMI Robert Mangin, No $40
East Thirty first street. FIVE VT SIX other parties
were brought before the above mentioned magistrate,
but were discharged on account OF Their youth
their manifest ignorance OF the law
In all sixty were arrested and arraigned at
tue Tombs, several being hOusekecpers. In each case
Judge Murray required the officers to furnish conclu
proof OF quit, ana where they could not swear
that they actually Witnessed the violation the prs-
oners were discharged. Those who were found guilty
Wcro subjected 10 u peualty Oh eNher 81 or - nue.
rho excuses offered were various, but the principal
ono ignorance that the act Was in violation OF
law, out IN no case was the latter held sufficient to
exuncrulc. Many were rcprimandcd ana cautioned
that again caught they would be fined heavily ALI
promised never more TO do anything toward making
tho streets dirty.
In the Jefferson Market Court yesterday there were
about forty cases OF violation OF the Corporation or
dinanccs, aud men, women ana children made their
first appearance III the court room 70 answer the
expected charges preferred against then The greater
number were nned 81.
In the Essex Market Court there wore thirty cases
for the same offence. Judge Morgan IN every
hned the prisoner ST. Tho people, for the part,
were very poor, and paid the inc with difficulty.
number were sont TO the prison, as they could not
scrdpc the hundred cents together. Tho magistrate
informed the prisoners that ne was gong to do all IN
his power to aid the Commissioners IN keeping the
streets perfectly cenn
TIE FERRY TICKET WAR.
The hearing of the charges Of assault and battery
preferred against John Gildcrsleeve, Thomas Farrell
John Dickson, G.. E. Ewell, ii. w. Rockwell and