New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-28

iasc f-erds Ii n contractnr ven REFUGE appoint
men at the bencst OF politicians lie is nhy 10 nnEy
trouo from those pass upon and Hppr Ne j. WORK.
and In getting his bills paid alter tbe "aIk Is 1oue.
have sc many liS,ano1S ' "a rnahc 10 per'orn
proper amount OF work. L nave re useu 10
aappolnt improper men while Chairman of the Street
Cleaning Committee. think 1t would be best to have
the entire work under the control Of the Police Depar
ment If provision has TO be made m the future lor S
ing the street dirt sea, the steam sc0"s VIII
b. necessary. II IL is TO be used Tor
1lling in Hell Gate and other places, they VIII De
supernOus When Is found that the material con DC
removed. viii be Wiling to poy doT IN Tns
was exerirnce in 1879; there were persons iHa
Jersey CITY. Hobosen ana elsewhere VINO were ~ rns
Board OF Health objected TO filling Ia Harlem mars.
am opposed 10 the contract system All Tue eA-
perence past shows that the contracts nave beeh
failures and inmany Instances nave oeen LIN o
cause the work has been 80 badly done ana cue CITY 4s
been forced to take the control separation OF the
can be carried OUT II The regulations enforced
The attempt made in 1879 two cans were pro-
vIded and regulation was carried OUT TOT snoIt
time soon however, the system fell into disuse There
much less garbage than many people suppose -
IS hardly enough TO make II an oolecI W soP"i"'0 "
+" Mr.. Brodsky-"I have removed men appointed by
Commissioner Nichols General smith, and appOlnteu
Others and aterward dismisst some OF these aIeI aP
poinments. Some or the men mus aPpoln'e1I WIZ
members Of the Anti Iammany organizatlOh liAuEH-
~ + { Heath president of the Farmers Club testi
fled thai Onion the oity could not afford 10 throw
away the street DIRT; il should be used TOR fertizng
n"tnoses The soil in the vicinity of New-York would
Soon become so Door as TO be worthless working I'M
less tins street DIRT could be utilized Tor ierzng pur
Aaron stone OF the Farmers Club. stated that he
had been watching the thing " Tor the iast twenty
wears II the street dirt could be separated, and the
hckbas stones etc. separated tue better part OF the
street iri could be placed In carts under the
direction OF "A Competent foreman, and this would be
eagerly sought by farmers and market gardeners
CAPTAIN GUNNER's EXPERIENCE.
Police Captain Gunner formerly In charge OF the
Street Bureau, stated that be had hed IN ten
acres on Blackweis Island and covered with twelve
inches Of clean dirt There was mover any trouble ex
perienced" he said. 81 have filed in at the foot OF
nd m Ilp res ed.
ia prejudice against street-dirt filings II the De
parment of Docks would out the law and extend
IN, bukhead lines they could take the whole OF It, and
save the city OF NewYork hundreds OF thousands of
space 10 keep clean found 10 work the best
EIghthave. was first tried; each man was gwen iohr
blocks about 1000 square yards He was heid re-
for tas section and II did not keep IL clean
he was dismissed nave found incompetent men, ana
Whenever reported them, whrt her Democrats OF he
Police Inspector Thomas W. Thome testified that he
was at the head Of the Street Cleaning Bureau from
June, 1877 August 1915. He was IN charge OF the
bureau when Harlem Flats were being filled 50 far as
long period Tor the dumping of night soil. He
made contract with contractor to deliver him seow
cred TO a contractor at Onehundredtnd fouTthst ana
there FAULT found; the ming I'D OF ine
Hauem Flats caused a terrible stencil, however:
-" uf9 nv means OF ininnctions Grove his men away;
nnay II got into the hanos Of private contractor
and the opposition IN good part ceased IL was htle
curious for The nling was the same M each ease
fSere was no trouble at BackwelPs Island,
where tho same material was used the Tcadest
luton OF the dnicuy would be procure vessels o. 10
ereo,s Ninety-thirdst from First to secondHye was
nlled IN there than twenty feet deep with street
Glirug The bulkhead the White star steamship Line
was filled ~ under the Witness direction ana some
the heaviest work aOngshore Is now done there Inc
idea Of attempting separate the garbage from the
street ant was impractcaDle
SYSTEMS IN oTnEB CITIES.
Among the documents submitted to the committee
were official statements from Philadelphia and Boston,
.of IN
those cities the cost OF removing street dirt separating
garbage. etc. The Board Of Health OF Philadelphia re-
ports as follows;
gle city Is divided into tweny-e-ht districts. The
contract or street cleaning also embraces tue removal
OF ashes The contract for coll ecng Kitchen garbage "a
scparate In a The contracts are awarded 10 the
lowest bidders. and are for three years. except
those auuullcd and Rewarded. for the remainder
OF the term We have no control OF The sweepuRs OF
,rharc collected nom dwellings No trouble - expe-
rtsncr by the contractor from the MIXING OF garbage
win ashes. They sernrted by the mouse
E,,."er. os tn ashes are removed but once each
week while the garbage Is removed dairy IN tue summer
months. and two or tnree times week during me re-
movA ashes for the year 1850 Sl68o44 81 ana Tor
collecting garbage $25. 100 80. making total Of
IL Direin, chairman of the Boston Board OF Health,
The street swept by tho city. and the material Is
partly sold ana partly gwen away 20 lnIIvts is ~
baaucr probably 10 900 cords. given away The city
ouIv ashes and ordinary swcepmgs or housedlr mixed
herewith from dwellings, and stores A-hcs am or0-
mar, sweepings sent The dumps FOR hng The ani
nal and vegetable substances are generally kept apart
/ frou esac. aud other substances u the OEn and
IA. -fu rs left be removed nuisance by the per
son who creates IT, The house 0ha Il collected by inc
] citv carte, lodged IN depot made for the
I puruose and then sold to farmers who come
| ior IL daily. None ia ever LETT IN the depot
over night The reveuuD from The sale oi oll lat ear
was about 10000 10 has been as LiYh "a vSoOJO bu
Tho price List reduced. IL cost the cty last
| wear over $4,000 90 collect this onaL II Is taken
! from dwelling houses three times week
| I'm Summer and twice week IN winter :;
fron hotels, markets ana restaurants daY. mere j a
moderate demand street pings, a. Whcn intel
llgentv used the farmer lr purpose ~ icf-
uIlzer winter protection To roots Tue mouse ohl 10
in good demand. and 90 IL said that hogs thrive wen
4 unou 10. cows not fed upon IN inns
! Vicinity. There have been about one hundred
/ acres % land reclaimed from water ana
marsh Boston In the past twenty i've years ny the use
ately Increased by the OF refuse maler is such
hmm ayays sou ght by these hlth Of any kind
tn dtsnose NJ whether Il be dry rubbish decayed fruit
| sr,r, stor,s This nth Is dumped az low grade aud
trnmediafey covered with ashes Ii II impossible 70
asrertan what II has M sucl territory IN this
| Wv Tho city has sought land for the purpose,
having had plenty or opportunity 10 use the material
| ON private property, sometimes Tor 10 70 cents
load aud sometime for nothing. Cleaning The streets
aud collecting the houscO and ashes Is done by inc
! SUPERINTENDENT OF Health. Joint committee OF the
Cfy Council has control ~ the appropriation therefor
| THE committee adjourned until 1880 thls morning