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

the ctsnse IN g.blle ssntlaenL Since Thomas Je1sr.
q oncl&ss tina essalry. 80 cultivate peace
ssd mentais c,tnmsrcc ssd navigation in AZ taelr
ss q 10 ss sss 's aS son s1s ns'Is
fKpend ihs pcoiic money 9th the same care and
sssssy - sosli practice VIA our own' ASs impose
u sssns tse s.a 81 nssi psbnc mcn. aud this aim IL
ssne1sly ssnaisssed proper .ad pr.sewer,hy. TO 80
eurse a. ~ sfnnisisr % TO rciaia 10 as long al
sossibls ssing sbe psbs issss theu hands such
isr1 ssaa q rsiAs-rs sssss sa,y - ao 20 render
~v<s 20 80 csmnaany- bet otna obedience e
40 ,' ss. s sss pa, rss ssy % o. ,s ~
pelnA. sa1 ~e a. scceiv shsald pledge our
ssiFss bsnesiorsh 70 eesasns The szrsilns system
aay pasr q IA Who kbo~nnsy pays extrs~.
sgsss IRON ts< puzzle parse-and ~
"a 'l'ss 40, sss.ssss 70 lhs open uarket-who sm-
pos lac8nlgstsnt nen. cstDsf 81 hs own motion "
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s<fsl-s o. ess>srs % sns hasds u hss eonstitaenia
eess,@ns drsppias s..s. .ssy the naris.s rock aud
ts2pay ~i snsisi ieskinx inio the expenditure
lssf n1onsf. snd nst hGslAts ~aen abuses ara
ss.s 10 sss .ss sssy s accept
taa tern fetentif Sans "a then IN crlfoonum IRON
sss sssss. ace .ss sss , 40 Q, S lso ss~
~tea biness tef eree an be shs eriy oons'deratioo
a. ss.~sisss thee esnsss seeics
a-sh rss mss-ys sers arsws iron Their
e~a prssis S~sfss, s1a ~Isa tas chef smbtion 81
pss.,s sss~ssssssss. ''ssn ses@ sesa ssd iAsshisl
srfssnt /"
But ysndnx fhs .asens VI ths political millennium
shs a. ssss ee.rss fos me eng % adopt IN s'ssrs-
sar csmms,ses. az the rssuls Of their bes, reaec-
usr a1s )sfzts<na sosl1 secea@snd taking the
srss, eie.a'ss %, o. sas hssas q poislcai BOARD
eaassa s,aa'ss ans uueeFstsnas tss subleci.
sna ~he shah -cs A. fsfefiniendcpI Ls. han be ap.
rssss ss sss =, sss sss ?, ,ss s ::
o. Alasrmsh L-s am rroeees 70 aisries the city
aio ssss thaa thlrv sssuess. saa advertise isr
u ga sns renevs sxAes issrssem iron eAs
q sensss.srs sna lef proposals. 20 collect ana re.
q eossrseserk The Carnage collectors 10
the garbage sltsla tho housss, and not
rssse :: 70 ss permitted 70 o. pss 's.s n: esss
satsfsetefy bonds should o~ fpfeis-
ane =, tss sspes.n,snaen. 90 proof o. eoaunasa
repair t,e ens-sscs, NE sstinc~t'sn be no. eos-
pica With. lea tn~ work be done ~ the sspcrintcn-
aud aeductsd IRON he sonthiy pay. For small as.
tricts tpcclncauons cen1 readily be drawn winch
might aos 50 easily be prepared we're ,ss slsanins u
the cntre CITY iet IA large CONTRACT We append
the printed Of 40 rhiisasiphis
example Let tue saPerntsnaent select and ap.
shall BE- books psepsrca Tor mo purpose
condition OF each street ip his district In each
Gay u a,s su a..re, u ne essssre Of s's
Superintendent. IN order % otvate too great
intimacy wish any one oen.rae,er Lot regular CONF
plant books opened al certain statoas 10 each Gs
NicL ana Yet 10 DO understsod that sny complaints
therein recorded by any ox,u over his name aud ADJ
dress snan be property ana Promptly neticed Givs
The entire supervsion OF no whoe wors 70 lse Board
OF Health VINO shall IN case OF dcrslction of duty on
,hs part Of of inspectors have Iowor
to prefer charges against bn or them ~ the Mayor,
who shall, on proof icing made promptly remove the
offender.
ErrEcrs or run csASsk.
Such brlef outline OF tiso would
recommend. IL 10 that la use VA fuiiaa~lphla aud,
ala Things being cosscrta seens 70 Ne best oae sstei
10 existing wants here n contemplate little
patronage. II the Mayor appoints the proper man Nd
Superintendent. and he alone has Tho selection aud
sy the few clerks necessary 10 keep thu
accounts he should DO able 10 withstand any outside
that alone will DO held Responsible Tor the condl
tion OF the city he viii be apt To bold his contractors
to Tho ssricssst performances OF taesr work. No new
material need oe purchased BY pubic funds the con
tractors should supply their own sppsratss.
Ordinances should DO passed INJECTING
penalty upon the owner OF any lesemeot
before wl,ch ANY garbage .was iound, snbsr on ths
street mixed with ashes m barrels these penal
ties should be enforced by the Board OF Health. on
complaint of tho superintendent or Inspector, whose
duty shall be furnish the necessary evidcocc.
Inc legislation needed to inaugurats aud pefiecs thu
system would be rinng. Under " the cleaning ot
city could contracted Tor, take
place specified days Ia each week, aud any default
could be traced ut once The question OF wages pad
Tor labor would be settled by each contractor Tor hun
self, ana no tcmptalisn 10 demagogism could thas
exist Dumping places would Sc found readily enough
were the work once IN ppvatc hands In one WORD.
the 81 stem seems TO work radical reform IN esch
one of tho evils We have passed VA roview We do Nos
affirm that would tncn at once; but We believe
that in very short time thc work would be aoae bel-
ter and more chcaply than ever bciorc.
wo- have had other systems under cons'oerss,cn,
notably one proposed by Professor Chandler, known
as the block SYSTEM whereby one man ~ placed IN
charge Of u certain num1er Of blocks. with the sos
OF the hour iorbus an elaborate VI system
which we hope Will be Judy set iorth AZ a later day
by Professor Chandler himself IN paper promised as
by him. All other systems considered by us oner
dictat,on, winch Of ali things sboald bs
carefully avoided. We have therefore dccided "a
recommend the Philadelphia system, as above do
taile0.
extenuated, we have set down naught In inaiice II
We shall be harsh In calling abuses by their
right that the time Tor dainty worus
OF Lifeline into estate this city, thinking
the safest investment Tor their children, lind them
to mee, .be LEVIED Spon - vsa
tons Tar above Its sslabe prices when the heaviest
burden winch tnis sorely burdcncd people have 70
good government anu ali that u good governments
should offer It's citizens; when, AFTER piocbing and
sucent to supply the Ses aud .ssss Of
IL secs large portion oil those revenues TUNED aside
10 utterly unworthy Objects serving 70 iasten upon
the body polite horde vi dlers whose only business
aud Office IL Is to perpetuate the rotten system which
has brought them into being, realizing tho old Greek
IaDo IN inc spectacle OF tulS UOunu
and loot TO DO delivered over to dock OF loatnsoms
creatures. drawing from her very vtals the mari.
ment which gives them strength TO nout and dis.
honor her, shall We SIT IDLY BY ana make
sign2 II ever there was Time when
II was cxpedicnt we'll as right 10 speak plainly
is the time; and your committee, feeling tins,
has not attempted 10 shirk It's duty Personally they
have but kindest feeling 70 The Police Com
missoners, who have Afforded them every facility Ia
the prosecution Of thor inquiries; but ms exponents
Of the system OF paying hign wages Tor worthless
labor and OF appointments to place under diciai,on
they, In the Judgment OF your committee, are acsns
duty to the pubnc whose servants they are, and
such subject to rcDukc.
THATCHwELL ADAMS c.au,.,
JACKSON s. SCHULTZ, N"'""''''
NEW York, Jau. 3, 1878
COMMISSIONER gRuARDr's REQUEST.
The committee then discharged. the repors
was ordered TO be printed and a vote OF thanks was
rendered the members OF the committee for the able
manner in which they had performed their work
Police Commissioner Erhardt arose aud said mat,
although he was NOT n member, no believed lhs