The New York herald., 1878-11-22
STREET CLEANING IRREGULARITIES

THE RECORDS OF THE DISPOSITION OF THE
MATERIAL REMOVED FROM THE CITY FOUND
TO BE ~ HOPELESS CONFUSION.
In consequence Of the many complaints made
against the Bureau of Street Cleaning in the Police
Department Mayor Ely time since ordered the
Commissioners of Accounts-Messrs. John II.
Mooney and Lindsay I. Howe-to make an exam-
nation Of the affairs Of the bureau and to report
thereon as soon as possible. The document. it is
believed, has been in the possession Of Mayor Ely
for weeks past, but for certain it with
held until yesterday when the report given out
A large amount Of space is given in portion Of the
report to prove by facts and figures the charges
made in the following memorandum, which Is
nexed to the document
TnE RKpoRr or THE COMMISSIONERS.
t. the custom IN This bureau for the ,er
70 Chief Clerk Green Statement under oath Of the
hours amount Of material removed and
ss sn % a . sse from Re NO the a Mss
contained la large book unde! the .upervso OF the
+ 10 be entered tho date of oanr the name Il
the of material in cubic yards aud its
This system is complete enough properly out
0ns s ,c or % us s sss 20
,ss0,asa arc sSs q % a Ae. JAY
thirty per cent, and continued TO date ~.
and irst six Of they ncoree as meas
ursd IN IN the latter par. Of is77 and nd to date
rreyulary en- the contents the seows same $40
of them recorded Ia date of loading and des
IoWO-Cpon these Inconsistencies being discovered 10
claimed by Chief Clerk Green and Captain Gunner
the snperintcnden that reliance could he placed
this book and that u no. kept guide 10 the de
partmcnt, IL IL the only book that shows
ihe amount Of material taken and carried by the
sorrows.
The Of tho of
the employ ed by the dcpasmcnt both hired and owned
by tcni, is about tryh,e iact, or about aud
The records show for 1876 that o75 loads OF
removed from tho strects, which at and onctrd
recorded in che book referred
about 6HOoo cubic yards Allow the departments .ti2rD
yards given other parties other than that by
scows, aud the difference ID unaccounted for.
allowing this last item theru has been deducted est
mated amount of 81 op yards dumped by private
parties admitted To bc correct by the department but o
which il record II the carry only twenty
SO, feet. yard. the shrnkage II st large.
they yard the record thea
shove that the accounts for eral than
they pick establishing the fact that the entire record
TO tc disposition OF tho natesi Is not 10 bo roiied
ci, engineer of the measurements Of variety OF
loaded aud ualoaded the dumping blirs AS to arriving nt
theheeht at which scow can be loaded develops te Tact
that this book heretofore referred to- giving
kc Is really OF account, Is grossly Incorrect
although proper book Of record and regularly kept by
variety OF personal exam nations have been mado nj
various dumps la different portions of the city aud IL is
evident that the earten do carry full loads and that
faf would be three quarters OF yard
load IL not less, all which have carrying
capacity Of and third yaids to hired cart and 70 the
few carte osnad BY the departments carrying capacity ~
two yards
The average days Throughout the city Is nine and
one tira loads TO cart IL Is easy 10 see that upon s
tiipr aud removing irlne over six loads.
The department clnmsthat the natural shrnkaac of ma
teral j. ,htyth cent The longest time takep to
load scpw Is forty cisht hours -
The bon authority obainabie ridcues this claim aud will
not allow aye cent This leaves twenty-five per
ftf INT iAf