The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17
NEW STREET OLEANING PLANS.
Tho Work 60 he Done by Precincts under
Direction OF Police Captains.

At tho meeting Of the Board OF Police
Commissioners yesterday. Mr.. MacIean took up
the subject OF cleaning the streets by moving
that Capt Gunner. who has held the position OF
Inspector OF Street Cleaning since that bureau
was transferred to the Police Department, be
removed. and Capt lyman OF tho Tooth street
police be appointed in his place The motion
was lost. Thereupon Mr.. MacLean offered as
substitute n motion simply removing Capt.
Gunner. This was carried No action was
subsequently taken relative to tho assign
mcnt Of Capt. Gunner to other duty. or
tho appointment Of any one TO the position
made vacant by his retirement. The following
new plan ms to the manner tho streets should
be cleaned was adopted.
This new plan Is. IN It's main features, that
hereafter the street cleaning districts shall hc
coincidcnt with the police precincts. instead OF
being bounded by ward limits. as nt present. Tho
stock Of tho Street Cleaning Bureau. carts.
horses implements dumps. Sc, nnd the labor
ers now employed are To h' divided among inc
several precincts. The Captains Will be re-
sponsibe for the cleanliness OF their respective
precincts. as they now are for the good order ot
them. Instead OF merely INSPECTING and re-
porting upon the condition ot the streets in the
limits Of their precincts the Captains Will here-
after have to supervise tho cleaning, rs they
now do the patrollng of their precincts. The
cleaning gangs VIII be as much portion OF the
police force as tho patrolmcn.
No official notice OF the now order OF things
was given to the force yesterday. but tho main
features Of the plan rencned the stutlonS. sew
eral Of the subordinatcs. who were interviewed
rs to the result of the plan. were unanimous IN
their opinion upon two points. namely. that II
would entail additional work upon the Captains,
and what Is OF more importance to the public.
that tho condition Of the streets would be i'm
proved One was emphatically of the opinion
that II the quota Of men and stock that belonged
in any one ward or precinct worked only
within ia limits II certainly would he
or part Of the force Of the bureau from
its regular work TO broadway and the princi;
pal avenues and streets during the winter and
spring was what left the greater pnrt ,of the city
In n condition to be complained Of. II was sug-
gestcd that hereafter precinct gangs he kept nt
their regular work the yenr round. II necessary,
and that the Appropriate be hushnnded for the
employment of additional force when heavy
fall Of snow or some similar emergency occurs.
The Board took no action relative to the prop
ositon OF Mr. Henry Hilton 10 remove the
cleanings and garbage from the city dumps, or
agent was comforting with the Board or some of
its members relative TO some modification oithe
Mr. Hilton said last evening that he had re-
| ceived no notice from the Board relative 10 his
| proposition. The newspapers were his only
source Of Information regarding their treat
| ment OF II. He said he certainly should not un-
dertake to remove the garbage for n brief limit
Of time. as IT would not pay him for the purpose
| for which ho intends to use it,
Mr.. Hinsdale. his agent at Garden City. has
had an Interview with one OF the Commission
| ers. but he had not been able TO learn what the
Board desired in tho matter.
As TO the use he desires TO make 81 tho gar
bage. Mr.. Hilton said good deal OF curiosity
| had been exhibited. II was no secret. he said
that he intended To utilize the ashes for nlling
IN 1000 feet Of dock front that he owns near the
| Bushwick Crock and the carhagr for fcrtilz uE
| lands belonging TO himself and the Stewart cs-
| tate elsewhere In Long Island.
| In reference to contracts smilnr TO the one
| that Mr.. Hilton has offered 10 make tho Cen
cral Term of the supreme Court handed down
yesterday decision in the appeal taken IN Il
| suit brought by Frank Swift. the oiIa con
| tractor Of Brooklyn against the city 10 recover
| under "A contract made between him and the
| Police Department in March. 1874. He con.
| tracted 20 furnish boats and remove the garbage
| for $500 per month. On the first tria
| judgment was given in his favor against The
! Police Department and not the city. The ap-
| peal was taken by both Swift and the depart
| mcnt. but the Supreme Court decision confirms
| that Of the lower court 10 the effect that the po
| lice Department being charged by law with M,
| duty that IL employed Mr.. Swift 10 perform ano
| furnished with the necessary funds To meet tht
| expenses incurred is alone liable.