New-York tribune., 1878-06-11
STREET CLEANING BY SECTIONS.

THE COST TO The CITY KLDCCED'
| AN ATTEMPT 70 BE MADE TODAY TO HAVE THE
POLICE COMMISSIONERS INDGcrED-sArIsFAC-
TORY OPERATION or THE SECTION sYSTEM-CUl-
TING down THE NUsiBER or FMPfoYEs
An ATTEMPT will be made to-day, before the
Grand Jury IN session, 10y jackson s. Schultz ana
Others 10 secure the indictment Of the Police Comnis
spcr for alleged failure TO clean the streets and more
especially for the expenditures Of large sums of money
on the employees Of the Str'et-ClCaning bureau, who
Mr.. Schultz aud his associates charge, are poit-
cal bummcrs" who do not do any work a
meeting was held recently in which this purpose was de-
hned and to-day the Grand Jury to give hearing 10
tie Gentlemen WHO led the meeting. ilr. Schultz has
been very active In this natter and, according TO bis
own statement. has seen at least one OF the Grand
Jurors since the jury has been IN session. aud has I'M
pressed up this gentleman the importance Of nd!ct-
ing the Police Commissioners. Mr. Schulz at the time,
II is understood was not aware that II WAS mi5de-
meanor to spea, 20 the juror on the subject and no
action likely t. be taken against hm Tor improperly
approaching iurymln.
TIE Police Commissioners. in pursuance OF the policy
which they have pur3uei several months, aud not
because or the probable action Of citizen, IN thus matter
Yesterday resolved upon continuance Of their present
system street cIeauHg. In January last they ins
iuted q system of dividing The streets into sections,
a,,poinfInp one man 20 each section or 1000
square yards, aud requiring him to clean that
every DIV that 10 should he necessary. The
cry Is divided into GJ) sections and man appointed
each place The experience ~ the as' I've months has
shown not oliy TINT t1r city 5 better cleaned 10 more
economical prices under this syStru taau under any
other bat also ,lGt The expense could bc con.ierasy
uu,u o. elcau tho streets daily or as often as
necessary. Tie Police Board, tcg 'orc Yesterday passrd
resolutions ur.ctiug tine section system tn b" continued
bat reducing tr number o! lbogcrs 10 300 al also re-
ageS @ M tas - od dir In Nav be cXoensrs OF fsc
leaning Burad wcre over $1,000 less than the
approrroa ior the mouth and for tae present month
si1s av
demonstrated since tie rrt-rut - istcul-WIich j.
that oi PARIS uud Londnuyaui into operaton, that
man under the section system cleans 1000 sguar yards
per DAY; under the gang sys.ln, Whch formerly prt-
vailed m1u cleaned only l0po sln4ie ysIls oL ibe
streets Ucr day. lu tbr months az April and May force
consisting 81 I3o men 7s 'in , '''' Si.iue
] 800 miles more of the streets ehcA month. Tine
street cleaning force 10 TINS new order OF tc Commits
soner- vnicb Is published below. is raluced from GOOiO
100. Ihc COMP Tcnsau0u 10 carmcn l. reduced from
- % 10 % per day Ihe pay 81 s"eeFeis remains TIE
AN AN impression has prevailed that the employed
hour continually, hut t1c fact Is that hcy are ppld 20
cents an hour Tor c5ch hour mat ihal tHsty Toih.
d. STort ~ ,if hours or sl 90 IN c's, ne does
moi work he g. PAID nothing aud m7nv OF the men now
emplOycd make only about $40 month. The rest ot
thcr time n lost 10 them, ald thc idug" or lonf-
iug ni which Mr schuiiz and bis assuciates VIII con-
plain tu the Grand jury to-day, are sld hy he Police
rom1n.siouer. to be- 10 the cxucrse Of the them
sely"s They are simpiy loahuz because they have
TGe bosri viii divide The city into four distrcts.
each Of which Police Commissioner wIil nave iursdc-
ton and be VIII be held responsible, NJ he holds ms
sub6rlnates responsible for th" strict cleaning OF the
secOn 10 when hc iscd. Iuc commissioners VIII
ip.pcct the force lime 90 time, wedding out tie
iprflelent men. and ala0 passing Judgment upon the
character OF the work done. Iley VIII rely III some
mcasurc IN this upon policemen stationed on tc various
beais, who 10 act, as II were, a. special
Inspectors Of The seet-cl, anug work IL Is only In hs
latter sense that the atrUlWcu Of th' police force nave
any connection with the SiIeet-l leaning Bureau.
The following the resolutions adopted by the Police
Board yesterday:
l. That from ana after this date The force Of ahorcrs
enploye in sreet-ceaning shall not exceed four hun
dred men.
hired and drivers shall Dot exceed thrcc dollars per
day. .
IN That from after tins date, until further orders,
the number OF hired carts shall not exceed three h-
dTed.
IY That the inspectors Of street cleaning order labor
ers employed on street cleaning 10 appear tomorrow NJ
O'clock In the morning at the bureau Of street clean
ing 70 be Inspected By the Commissioners with view TO
securing efficient men 10 be permanently assigned to
street sweeping by sections.
v That the INSPECTORS OF street cleaning submit pro-
pramme Of division OF the city into four districts equal
as nearly as may be. having In view an inspection ny
character OF the force employed,
and their efficiency in performing their duty.
VI That the Commissioners on street cleaning report
t the next meeting what reduction, N any be made
In the clerical fOrCo OF the 5treetCloanns Bureau