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

removal Of ashes contractor va the garbage col
eclors. Now we have little mixing Il any. II gar
bage Is taken up systematically, daily, through the
hot season, and tri or semi weekly during the win
ter, as per printed papers on that subject herewith
sent you-therc Will be no occasion tor mixing, iol
there will be nothing to mix But II II is left un.
collected for Gays these poor people must get I'D
offensive TO them and the most natural
and least expensive way TO get rid Of
S saY ri sent Msssy w IF
mixing. The proper should keep book OF
complaints, where all citizens can register their com.
plants and the contractors be Immediately notified
OF them and TO remove the garbage II not promptly
cone do II at his expense no matter what II costs.
The garbage contractors utilize most OF the garbage
In feeding hogs Of tho city on its outskirts where
II VIII give but little offence Eterpai vigilance on
these contractors is, we find, the only remedy.
Your committee do not doubt that a, ars. there
would be difficulties 10 the enforcement OF this scpa-
ration but that these difficulties would be insuper.
simple nonsense. Let II be thoroughly known that
at certain hours in the morning or evening garbage
would be called for and collected let the habit once
be established OF meeting the garbage cart without
disappointment or delay, and the collection would
be made as expeditiously and regularly as the
collection OF letters from the mali boxes
LOSING BUSINESS
nossd of A. proGtabIe pr,ces WIN il DO believed that
the Police Comms sioners, instead oil utilizing this
refuse, are to-day collecting IT, conveying II away at
large cost IN their scows 10 Pamrapo, n. j.,
and reaching this destination are actually
paying $50 OF tho public money per scow
owners OF which should be glad 10 pay Tor II
nj remuncratIye rates II delivered to them in dock ut
New York AS most people would believe this
lac, we beg 10 refer 10 communioation from Mr..
Commissioner Nichols addressed TO your committee
date of December 90, and hereto appended, In
confirmation OF this statement II Is as iolIows:-
DECEMBER 70 1877
DEAR sm-Your favor Of yesterday Z rsssivse and
oss . has ss for
70 the OF as rSS n nndaa II
IS shs s' orn S COS. 80 per scow
i .hi
and With trains Of seows can go with tho
encountered with the insufficient tugs and water
Mr. swift in July last proposed to receive on board of
his vessels remove the garbage from the city Of
NS You vii aesiss 1.s Mi ssi garbage only
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Sss viii sss'h Police m
Very respectfully, sIDNEY r. NICHOLS
Well ana appropr,ately Is tho word "wasted'' used
here A material witch II handled with judgment
and ordinary care should return at least thirty per
cent on the cost OF collection, is not only given
away but large sums Of money needlcssly sQuan-
dered inducing tho recipients to accept the gilt
more grievous case OF mlsmanagement In office is
rarely exhibited and whom, in addition to this,
that tho Police Department not only makes no effort
separate garbage from other refuse, but actually
encourages and inctes its adnxture, wo cannot listen
with much patience 10 It's reiterated camor for
legislation aud a longer purse as remedy for the
evils OF which they are practically the authors Nor
do we consider that the want of dumping places Is
valid excuse for their Shortcomings; but, remember
ing that the great bulk OF the refuse Of tho city u
properly cleared OF garbage Is both inolensive and
usclui, that effort whatever Is madc TO render
thus nocnsive ana useful We are rather forced to
tho conclusion that Intelligent and capable men 10
thus putting forward such excuses are simply
awaiting themselves OF the popular ignorance Of
the details OF their work 70 rest idle when
ii advanced in tho conduct OF private
business would be held TO stnlty their authors and
tho public cannot consent 10 accept them as valid
until tho Police Commissioners have shown long con-
unucd persistent and systematic efforts TO carry out
OF It ana Of tho remaining refuse In proper ana
business-hke method.
POLICE BOARDS FACILITIES.
The Police Board CLAIMS, secondly, that they bad
not the proper apparatus Tor the conduct OF their
work; that they need horses, carts. sweeping ma
chimes, water CARTS scows and steam tugs, aud that
they have no means wherewth to buy them. Your
committee admits the ilrst clause OF their clam as
true They do need all these things, and need them
sorey. Tie horses aud carts other than those owned
by the depart ment are hired by the day; they are
wrecned beyond description, tho carts holding but
department carts tie horses are the most feeble and
decrepit OF their kind, unable IN most Instances to
drag anything like full load aud only then totter
through the streets. consuming double the time
CURED by ordinarily active farm horse in reaching
a gwen point inc department hires $40 Of these
ST. 040 DID the DEPARTMENT own It's osvn CARTS horsed
by strong nctve horses, such as can now DC bought
would be reduced Al least thrtvthreo and one-thrd
provided the same number Of carts was found
necessary, which IT would no; be- The street sweep
lug machines should DC largely multiplied. II tho
Guy were once thoroughly ccansed by hand LABOR IL
could DO kept clean by machines much more ex.
present IL the present system OF dumping refuse at
Is 10 ~ continued the department should own It's
tugs and scows Oh the latter at least hvo should
DO especially built Tor he purpose possess indepen
dent steam power capable oil making nine knots an
hour anu ba seli-dumpng, thus dispensing with the
labor now found necessary IN unloading. These
obtained at $35, 600 eaca total OIL $l1d, 900
Add 200 horses at $50 each. $4,000
$50 at so eacb. .................... lO,500
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10 machines at $3.50 each .................. $500
10 sprlnklcrs " accompany tne, Al $3.50 eacn 25O0
Total $223 500
THESE articles with what is already owned by the
department. would AbundantIy equip It tor honest
work. why don't they own itY the Commissioners
say 1t Is because they have not The means under tho
present appropriation Here your committee desire
JOIN ISSUE with them and 10 express their deliberate
conviction, alter iull examination OF the subject that
tho amount necessary 10 purchase this equipment
could II the Street Cleaning Department iaith
FUZZY and judicously managed be saved from the APP
preparation OF S725 000 made them this year. and tho
streets, IN adatiou, be cleaned they nevor have
been cleaned before. One reason for this belief will
be gwen later on.
WHY THE BOARD FAILS.
Having stated az fairly and honestly possible the
claims OF the Police Board to ipubc indulgence your
mn,ittse now propose TO set forth their own JUG
ent as 10 tho real cause Of the failure OF that Board
properly cleanse the city. IL Is not far seek Tho
words ''politica influence and the invariaDe atten-
dant patronage" supply tina key. Your committee
charge that the Street Cleaning Bureau oil THIS city
is managed ruther IN The interest OF party than Of
clean Streets that It's chiei Office s to provide sine
cares for waro politicians and employment Tor those
whose votes keep ward politicians ana those OF higher
grade 6cIina them III power that much VI tho public
moneys disDursed by It's managers goes 10 men who
yield little IL vlluo IN return, ana that the money
SO diverted IRON It's legitimate object Should
II rightly aud properly expended, suffice not only to
Keep this city dainty clean Ind purchase all nec
essary material Tor 80 doing but yield surplus Tor
return to the CITY treasury ut the end OF tho year
further charge that the wages paid aborers arc ex
cessive, much above the merit OF employees and
greater than those Iaborers could command from any
private employer; that such wages arc paid knowingly
Dy the Police Board with Iu OF such fucts
aud paid tor polit purposes That the appoint
ments 10 oilce and employ ment IN labor Ia degree
depend the merits Of the candidate or nus ability
TO W the vacant place; that such appon ments and
employment are awarded as matters OF patronage,
chiefly by high IN power In municipal politics, to
whose commands tue Police Com missoDers forced
10 lend obclicnL NJ peril OF their peace II
not oil their places, In case of piancc. We
charge that under this system anything like proper
organ zation, rigid economy due discharge OF duty
has place that IN one word, the appropriations OF
tho department are wasted and that nothing like ade