The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-22
STREET CLEANING.
Professor Chambers Lecture Before
the Municipal Society.
THE SECTION SYSTEM.
4 Somewhat Personal correspondence Over
the Brooklyn Contract.

At special meeting oil tho New York Municipal
Society, held last evening at Municipal Hall. No. "
Madison avenue, Mr.. Dormau B. Eaton, presiding, an
ADDRESS delivered by Professor Chandler on the
block system OF street cleaning, Professor Chandler
said that his attention had been called about hvc
years ago the block plan by the Ftyfourh Street
Protection Society," That society Instituted night
watchmen and day watchmen Tor the cleaning
aud tho sprinkling Of strcots Tho expense
was s4s per year. Tho two blocks were
Kept thoroughly cleaned. The price has that
time been reduced to $50 per year, and It could ow
DO reduced to 81 per house. system OF this kind
might be organized the old volunteer Fire Depart
ment plan Any system OF street cleaning depended
upon the head man. Two short blocks and two long
blocks could be kept clean by one man; therefore
1000 could keep clean the $50 miles OF streets in
this city. The present Street Cleaning Commission
employ 500 men. Thousand swecpers at 81 day
would cost $4,000 your All those sweepers
should be abe-bodied men, should be uniformed and
II any failure in s,ree, sweeping occurred tue man
should be held responsible.
CARRIAGE AND ASHES.
Then came the removal Of tue ashes and the gar
oags Fii!y garbage carts would lake , away all the
their district OF i've miles. The garbage should ~
delivered TO the contractor on his own
boat, vino should pay the city Tor II, The
garbage oil New York was worth very large sum Of
money would be lound whore contracts for its pur
u
sum was obtained Tor the garbage OF that city.
There should be another distinct class Of mon to
Carts would be necessary. IL would be requisite to
have commissioner, three deputies, ten lore
THIS block system would cost about s5Ss 600 per-
year. The streets would undcr that system DC clean,
ans nue. cy woua Ie SO 'norouYa up ~
addition 10 the expense named VI ere would have 10
be added the charge OF boas remove the ashes and
The street sweepipgs force oil sanitary policemen
would be necessary also TO see that the work was
properly done.
ICE AND Snow.
The ice and the snow were much greater dia culties
than anything previously referred TO- Professor
Chandler OF the inion that the cur companies
aud sao atn nbus companies ought relieve CITY
Of that difficulty In consideration OF the valuable fan
chises received by them from IT, With class of in.
spectors independent o the executive system OF the
CITY the work o street cleaning could he believed DO
effectuay done He understoou that the Com N ttee
Of the Municipal Association aid not regard block
system Iavorably, but were OF the opinion that the
small contract system would DO more effective.
The following IS summarized statement OF the
nua expense Of TIE block system:-One thousand
at 81 rs per day, 1906 ooo 50 garbage Carts
So 600; surgeon, 81, 60O; clerks ST. 900; pay
master, Sl,50U Tolai, 1886, 100
the lecture concluded ut such late hour dis
cussion was deferred until tho next meeting,
EXTENSION OF THE EXPERIMENT OF DOING HE
WORK BY SECTIONS.
The plan OF dividing tho avenues and streets OF the
city into small sections having them cleaned I'M
der the droct supervision OF the Police Department,
which was discussed al meeting Of the Police Com
missloncrs few days ago, up again before tina.
body yesterday, and tho following resolutions offered
by commissioners Nichols and Wheeler, Committee
o Street Cleaning, were adoptsd:-
Resolved That the experiment of the Bureau of Street
Cleaning OF cleaning the by which has
bried during tn. shall be
sads the SST,nE s snS and sScond
Madison avenues. Irving place. Canal street. BleecAer
street. Fourteenth, iwepsy.thrd, rhrtyourth. Forty
to Eighth such and streets to be cleaned
precincts in which they are situated Oh
Resolved, That there shalt be detailed two policemen to
work IN the several sections assisnea 70 their charge
and to Inspection posts duty give them
orders and Instruction In respect thereto
o. street cleaning as provide. in the above resolutions
and parts streets cleaned during
day. anu also the na:as 81 each employe who shall
number OF the section TO whieh he is attached.
precinct in which is situated any portion either
avenues or streets abov named to supervise tine street
and employees including cartmen who assigned TO col
and diligently well, they report u writing
each day 20 Inc Board Of olcs the avenues and streets
not cleaned insunicienty cleaned and also the
man who shall in an, manner mega ~ cr .vade duty viii,
the nature OF the delinquency the of
Resolved. That be swept the centre Of
heaps ready carts, detailed 50 rs
I" G1w inc 80 e,1s a. may be without being
esoved. That the sup r,endent issde general order
policemen capacity duty they may be en-
oysa are REQUIRED to vs special attention to all acts
Common Council Board OF Health designed to prevent
violating Uy dong any prohibited or
omtus any ouy Imposed tersby, aud especially
age rubbish other improper matter in tue streets
ssid ordinances.