The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-08


judgment OF your committee there can DO but one au.
swer 10 this question.
From this wicked system OF political patronage, this
barter Of Office ana employment for corrupt ends,
grow all the evils of which we taxpayers have TO
complain. Why go further into details and recount
ufresh the system or want OF system which sweeps
a street and piles up the DIRT days before
the carts are ready TO remove IL; wdieh makes
no regular provision OF vessels TO carry away
refuse and gives excuse for the nccumuia-
Of fostering garbage In the open street; winch
carries out 10 sea a. large expense ana casts away
large revenues 10 tho city coners which, not content
with this waste, casts alter II handiuis Of money IN
payment for the privilege OF giving what should
rathor BIO eagerly sought at remuncrativc prices;
which makes effort to separate garbage from ashes,
aud out that such separation rs an impossibty
which, in one wort is lavish in demand, rich in ex-
cuse utterly wanting In performance. SO long as tho
present appointing and employment system continues
long will streets remain 0lthy and our money
be wasted. Money without end may be appropriated,
the Legislature pass countless laws to meet every
possible contingency. All will be OF no avail Till
public officials brought to recognize the fact that
IN dealing with public funds IL is their duty TO get full
value for every cent expended though that money
were their that in appointing their subord mates
tness and capacity are alone 10 be cOnsderei that
tho Iurgcst amount OF WORK Is to be secured Tor the
smallest amount OF pay, and that In place OF crying
at every obstacle which Presents itself II Is better
to SET about discovering the way to surmount II.
THE RECENT ACTIVITY
One word more under this head. II will have been
noticed that the CITY has been much eleanor within
the last three weeks than tor some tImc previous ny
from the deparmc 10 date oil writing ~ VIII
appear that for the week ending December the de-
partment removed 632 o8ds oil street DIRT and l3 243
loads oi ashcs; for the week ending December s. 322
loads dirt and Ii. 0S9 loads OF ashes and for
the week ending December 10, 10642 loads Of street
dirt and To- 662 loads of ashes The department ac-
counts Tor this sudden rise in percentage OF loads
removed by their discovery of tho obliging persons
consent TO take the refuse at only $50 per scow
load, thus alording them dumping places near tho
CITY. IL may DO invldiouE, but your committee is
disposed " connect both discovery and rise
IN percentage with the active discussion on this sub
icct recently inauguratcd In the pubic press, the
Moved aud somewhat persistent Inquiries oil your
com nttoe and last out not least sundry hints since
ripcned ino certainty, OF the prefcmcnt OF Charges
against the Commissioners Tor neglect OF duty. We
cnn only hope thai our suspicious may be lalslod by
the continued activity OF tho department.
Lastly, TO charge, mat tho approprIa-
ton given TO the depart mcnt IS amply suf-
Decent 70 clean tho streets thoroughly II prop
crly administered, and IN addition pdr-
chase all necessary material Tor 10 dong,
we presume that II have succeeded In proving
other allegation this will stand admitted SIN Wa
propose to institute bret comparison between the
cost OF street cleaning IN New York With that ex-
pended In other and OF the comparative NUMBER
OF men employed.
New York employs, exclusive Of the Commissioner
al tue oil the bureau, but counting tue gnngmeh
and dump inspectors, gwen abose, lO9 salaricd OIL
cas az sipends ranging from 900 TO 500 each and
ABOUT 1900 aborors oil different casscsin round mum