New-York tribune., 1879-12-21

the contents Of when spread out
bin that stood next Them, and the repornies ,nsI
askod the reason of the neglect. wan Are waey Tney
| tnem taken away" was the reply. I've have
orders to empty bins or large cases.. said the driver
that when come back and don't You again." The
day after. The same man was found at the same pacs
emptying the hin with shovel 1t was slow wcrk and
jusded rcmonstrancs against such receptacles
little furiher down, barrel that seemed 20 contain
fuse from SSsssmith'. shop which ought to be re,
moved privately. The asnman, p.ss,nS policeman ana
changed smiles in recognition Of thus
imar trick What are yonr orders as9gt 9 taxing Ean np
We have to remove them" - counted fifteen PIE,
Sees through All them boys on oiver-s is awful
used to have that route. and the boys broke my
Tne only known remedy against the boys was appned
by tall officer of Governor Robnson's staf receuty.
was ght-hearted aud musical IN the excess OF his ant
ma spirits kiek over the IN ~ fr9n. INT nace "a s ts
what military call o" step-out, overlook the poy'
row shovel carefully replace The ashes in The bar
while the officer stoo0 over him. cane IN manu. lhe
| boy said that enough barrels " for him.
is the reporter went through OlIversr. wednesday
mornne. he noticed that there was an unusual NUMBER
y blown Ia ali directions by the fresh crisp early morn
ing Many them had bern upset aud renlleu,
aud the Uttered from end to end Four visits
10 that day proved mat nothing was removed
up o'clock; bnt by ten o'clock the following morn
ing cart had finished It's rounds. No less tlan
fifteen separate piles OF ashes were couried IN ts
street after The removal Most OF them stood 10 ,Ge
goated near the scumcovered surface On one oil tnen
offensive by being frozen. The people in the street
complained bitterly OF the irreguariy Win nlcn 'nsy
served. and OF the slovenly manner In which tue
work was done.
| ORGANIZATION OF THE sTREET-cLEANING BUREAU.
Rule 733 of the Police Manual describes the institu-
| ton OF which Captain Williams Is now the hgure-head
and executive officer for he has not yet been clothed
with the full powers Inspector OF Street Cleaning
| The rule
The OF Street Cleaning-Its affairs and opera.
tionsare subject In all respects to the supervision ana
the management and direction OF onirer appointed
by Board OF Police known and designated as In
of Street Cleaning who IL directly Responsible
Board OF PoIce or the tnor1ngh performance 1i
all the duties enjoned upon the Bureau lts other o
and e. and for the proper conduct OF It's AZ
| fairs and operations
Another gives the Inspector OF Street Cleaning the
power Of appointing and removing his suboriInates,
subject confirmation Of the Board OF Police When
there Is no Inspector Street Cleaning the power OF
appointment or removal or a" the patronage OF the
Office" as IL called, reverts to the Board OF Police
| When Inspector Gunner supplaned by Captain
Hedden, Captain Williams's predecessor, Captain
edden merely assigned TO the duties OF an nspec-
tor OF street Cleaning, anu called acting inspector
He therefore, had power 10 appoint remove, and
the patronage rested in the Board o Police, while the
chief direction settled upon the chairman OF
the Committee on Street Cleaning, Commissioner
MacLean by the two following resolutions
The first OF November 8 was offered by Commissioners
MacLean himself. and reads thus:
Resolced. That the work Of the Bureau of street
Cleaning performed and that the assignments and
transfers of the officers and employees other than
icaD herein under the direction or the Chair
mar OF Committee on street Cleaning
The minutes OF the Board snow that on December
the following resolution adopted on the recon-
mrntarion of the Committee on Street Cleaning" II:
Resolred That there be employed in the Bureau of
Street Cleaning hereafter In eacn precinct on foreman
(lt the rate OF 5000 per annum aud watchman Cat
NJ
foreman and Waterman oe assigned and performed un-
der the objection Oi the chaihah oi 0e Nonm'teo VI"
Street Cleaning.
On Tuesday Captain Hedden's last day in the Office of
Inspector before assuming charge Of the Ninth Precinct
he said not without some feeling: "Captain Williams
can clean the streets of NewYork; any OF energy
can do II il his hands ticd The trouble is thar
the inspector or acting nspcc or under the present
rangemen not have the power that is provided for
the iul npector under the rules OF the department
He isn't gwen this somebody wants 10 use the
patronage Of tue bureau
II was knowledge that he was to step into Captain
Heddens shoes and not into the full powers OF
the Office that led Captain Williams, in his interview
with q tribune reporter on Monday, 10 lay so much
stress importance Of his having increased power
over subOrdnates II he were expected to meet the
requirements of his position and 70 accomplish all that
the citizens would expect or him. At the time some OF
the Police Comm sslOners opposed to giving Cap
tain Williams the power of appointment and removal.
Commissioners Wheeler and French have said that they
favored giving Captain Williams the power to dismiss,
TO and 10 transfer thc employ e of his depart
ment
Drpuy-Inspector George ". Plankett is the first OIL
Ger RESPONSIBLE 10 Captain williams He had prac-
tiealy entire direction Of the outdoor work. and
has been, therefore, the busiest man In the Bureau 1t
mas been his business to know night aud morning the
condition the streets and the Dumps the number and
division of the forces empoyed the place where every
scow lies lay out the work OF cleaning and dumping
fze he To of Al
oversee their departure. He has horse and buggy at
his disposal and keeps the horse rded With raven
Gus appetite One hour he is at dump on the
East River and the next three miles away at dump
the North River.
In conversation on Wednesday Mr.. Plunkett said
The weak spot in the sreetceaDlng system is the
manner of dsposng the refuse the lack Of faci
ties for porting II TO the Lower Bay. can clean
the streets Of New-York and remove the dumpings,
ashes and TO the dumps within sixty hours But
what am going to do with the dirt after It reaches the
dumps In the first place ! at the mercy of the
wind the storms and the tide We can't send tow to
sea unless the heavens and the water favor Any
system street-cieaning that depends these vari
able conditions be defective. As said, can clean
the streets sixty hours. but don't believe thar any
system cleaning be drawn up paper that Will
moi break down inside OF twcnty-fOur hours. But
If we were the mercy OF the wind and tide,
would still be crippled for the want OF scOws. The de-
partment owns Twenty-Five scOws Thirty more ought
10 be bnit at once Business brisk In the harbOr
il is almost impossible to hire seows The only two
auction Friday We hire three daily at cost OF
$40 10 $50 eacn'
The superintendent Of the streecleaning stables at
the foot SeventeenIhst., East River, II Michael
McNamara. The chief clerk, John b. Green has Offices
in the Central Office There "a f0remen of precincts,
among whom divided 4l4 employees and the 800
carts horses and drivers usually employed These
sample divisions OF precnct Iorces The Tenth Precinct
about Hester and Ludlow-sts known In the slang OF the
man. watchmen, 81 laborers, Is ash carts and
a dirt carts. The Fourteenth Precinct, between
broadway and the Bowery aud below Hous-
ton-st., has a foreman. watchmen % laborers,
Is ash carts and dirt The Sixteenth Precinct
between Fourteenth and Twenty-seyenth-sts. and