New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-16
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
r,ITuv AND UI-PAvED STREETS.


NnFnE THE RESPONSIBILITY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cn,pu,1I,s REPLY TO POLICE COMMISSIONER
NICHOLS.
Commissioner Campbell has written reply
10 Police Commissioner Ncholss letter of September H.
charging that the STRENGTHENING Department was
hampered in it's attempts keep the streets OF New
York clean by the neglect OF the Department Oh fuo
Works to keep them in repair. de says:
Your leteris cry despair at your want OF success
an attempting TO clean the streets of this city, though
Won xpepd the sum OF nearly 100000 monthly in the IN
efficient struggle, and 1t seems You have just no"
found out that your grief and i'll success Is attrou-
able 70 the bad condition OF the pavements athOuS" IL
is well known that they have been much improved
within the past two years GOaded by the treatehuEs
of the Mayor comments Of the press the rear OF yer
low fever and the approaching election you have very
recently made spasmodic effort TO perform your duty
but finding the task difficult from the aeeumuauohs OIL
long neglect you wish 70 SHIFT the plane Oh your
shortcomings upon this department. lie sSys further
that OF the 500 miles Of paved streets In NeW"HOrA lou
n,,les,eonsst OF rotten wood dapdated cobbe, worn
out and shapeess stone blocks, and some remnants Oh
Ring poultices d" that he has constantly endeavOred
10 obtain liberal appropriations for requirement. ana re-
pairs but that the Board OF Estimate ana ApporuOh
ment has cut down the asked by one-hau ana JUG
Controller has boosted that be has economical oy re-
ducnefhese estimates over 100000 In Two years ~
the Commissioners estimate for 1879 100000 is asked
for repavement and 900 for repairs This can mas
beeu made for three years past but Mr.. Campbell says
that he has vet to learn that Il has been seconded 3
mr. Nichols. substantial improvements nave pee ,teJ
In many parts OF the city, nOtWithstanung inc
appropriations For these have receiver nv na rnv
Standardization of the Mayor and the thanks OF many
cltizens Can yOu.say as much Tor the oiee'-Oi'"Ns
INC Commissioner declares that dirty streets impede
fhe deportment u work Of repairs, Tor u II OCu
eompeed al considerable cost Of time ana money, "
clean the streets before repairing them He instances
the case OF FOrtieth-st, west OF IeulhaNe. W1lu
covered with accumuatiOps OF art that the 49,,
Cleaning Bureau maintained that u hau lever III
paved and was only induced TO remove the hth thut
covered the stones to depth OF from SIX 10 elgntet
inches upon threat OF the prOpeTyhOdes 70 appo
10 tina MayOr; upOn the removal OF the ONeiyluB
the nayenent was repaired. Mr.. CampDon asserts laV
the list Of broken aud sunken places IN the
800 Ia numOer-s made up OF every slight ne qu995
eone cases are repeated, and some cases are Iaseb
ported Mr. Campbell concludes: " large extern, Va
Tenairs has been made the wooden paVemenIs, WCn
arr not only very rough but by decay might become
etrimepaI 10 health liz being well known To YOu, 20
me and TO every that have vast extent On Ol.
and rough payements, the question L. DO you IOpOs
on that account suspend the cleaning OF sItets anu
await their restoration TO good condition ana Is IhIs
Your excuse for their dirty condition IN the past II
will take some years, with liberal appropriations 10 re-
pave and thoroughly repair the pavemehts Oh Ihs o3
his work should and must be done, Dut, meantime, ~
will never 40 TO leave their cleaning und0ne. nave
stated more than in my reports thal Wei-paNeI
streets will greatly facilitate the process OF cleaning anu
reduce its cost. But at present we must accePt Ie
situation as and make the best OF t. iiyOu elnplo
abC-bOded men-real WOrking-men, VINO VIII 90 SGou
DAYS work. and there vast numbers OF them
employmen-asO strong horses and tullslzed carts III
fact II the work OF streecleanDg DC eOnuuceu upOn
business principles the Improvement VIII Do SO dpgL
emf that you will have need to shift the reslOhslDy
upon others, and your cry OF despair VIII De Cnaee ~
one OF joy from consciousness or uutY wen peIAOoN
and tbe good wishes Of your fellO W-CltiZens."