New-York tribune., 1878-01-22
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STREET CLEANING METHODS.


FRESH SCHEME By THE POLICE BOARD.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF POLICE.
The Board of Police decided, yesterday, to
adort a new method of cleaning the streets, which has
been tired lately with much Success 1t s In Dret 10
divide the into sections OF four bocas ana pce
each section under the charge OF one sweeper. who shall
be responsible for the cleanliness OF his section The
dirt to bc removed by the Police Department carts
This plan viii not the jurisdiction OF the Street
Cleaning Bureau The following resolutions, enbodyhS
the new arrangements, were passed:
Res,Ir,d That the experiment cf cleaning the streets
by sections which has been tried during ne recent year.
shah be extended 10 include the First, Second,
Third. Fourth. Sixth. Eigth. Ninth. Lexington
and MaoisOnavcs, Iryingplace Canal Bleecker r0nr-
teenth Twenty-thrd, Thirty fourth, Forty second fity-
seventh and Fifty ninthsts, from Foth to sXthaycs
suc avenues and places 10 be cleaned daily III
sections under the supervision Of the captains OF the pre-
detailed each OF the avenue streets ana places 10 ac az
inspectors OF the work III the several sections assigned
to their charge The superintendent shall detail two
paromcn this duty. They shall report at The close
of each days work the avenues stfccts ana places %
each district cleaned during that day and the name OF
each cmployG ncgccng or eyading his duty, or per-
Hcso,rcd That it shall he the duty Of the captains of
police Of each precinct in which are any OF the streets
above mentioned, TO supervise the work see tla all
officers and employees do their work we'll and to report
in writing each day to the Board Of Police the streets
cleaned and those not cleaned, also the names Of those
negccug their work. the material Shall bc swept from
the of the streets To the cutters and collected IN
heaps ready for the carts, and that these loOw lhe
scrapcy AZ closely az possible
The next resolution instructed the superintendent OF
Police 10 issue general order Police Captains to have
the members OF the force carry into execution
these resolutions and especially TO arrest persons vo
latng any ordinance, in particular that AGAINST me
throwing OF garbage Or refuse o any kihd Into inc
streets. .,
Mr. Hawey the clerk OF the board stated yesterday,
that this plan cleaning the streets woud increase INC
expcnse of the cleaning, bat that the Comm ssioners
hoped 10 place the streets III llch Dctter cohuioh
than they have been III heretofore.
PRESIDENT CHANDELIERS SYSTEM
President Chandler OF the Board of Health, delivered
an address before the Municipal Society, last evening"
upon tho block system of street cleaning ana the pres
ent condition of the public health. Professor Chambers
pan for cleaning the has already been explained
In TIE TRIBUNE having been proposed AT the CONFER
ence held recently the Mayors office. when this mat
fer wa discussed II proposes the division Of the city
into districts, and the separation OF ashes ana garbage
Then with 900 swcepers and 80 carts, he claims that
the streets b. thoroughly cleaned at an anhnai
expense SOL 900, instead of SI1ooo thc present
the The plan. he Chains. VIII Irovlhc o
cycryn hut the removal ~ snow ana ice, ana ~ te
same time furnish 900 private watcmen, VINO VIII re-
port vioa'!ons Of sanafy reguatlols; h"luinS ,,o @
foreman each district directly T,sbphsDIc ioi any NJ
gect would insure clean streets IEc 'hlte W",A ho
considered should DC suijcc' 10 the hspcr'h W 'iu
Health Drnartucnt. The removal of snow ana zee iToin
the streets ne said, WI" Irobirm motr u'1ul, % ~
solve but lac Thought that on me mann StI'eH h'. ~.
ia return for fdNnr- received llo th'
city snouid he compelled Ia clear II away.
Professor handler then spuk' az some cnE ftg'inS
IN. uIc Lrath of the city aud Tho work which had been
ACCOMPLISHED by the Board Of Health He presented
tabulicd statements regarding inspections. vaccina
tInrs d.infrcui- and spoke length regarding
the defective plumbing IN large plumbers oil hosrS
Inc many obstacles through work done
by the board there had trcn great decrease IN the
dcIirl!l ,hc cty u could not now be called an u
healthy cy. though there was ih tla' c"nd - zone
iol inevitable rate af seventeen III 1000. instead OF
twcuty-four AZ present. With meat inspectors uk
INSPECTORS ana nnhh, eNtrs & ~, -, i .a e ,h
additional funds would hc required.