New-York tribune., 1880-02-19
4SHES AND GARB1GE.

rIr srRrrT-cIrANING or NEw-YOEK 70 BE IN
ylsITGA1ED BY An ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
sYEKING INPORMATION
| The Dock Comm issoners, at their meeting
YESTERDAY received communication from the Assen'
bly Committee on Afrr- OF Cities having uuder cou-
| sidcratiou the qu, sliun OF improving, u posi-
| blr the present system o. street cleaning IN
| Nsw-York CITY For this purpose The committee
nlends to hOd several special sessions In ho chamber
| OF the Common Council within 81 io~ days Following
3 syuopss Of the mann poInts which the committee
! desire information:
TDe present system Of street cleaning IL defects and
what they are due to. and the effect OF the
wrclchcd pavements OF many streets on the
| cleaning of streets; who should have the
mana cement OF street cleaning; what is the
best system; would II be practicable TO enforce the
separation by citizens OF ashes aud garbage; the best
disposition refuse after It's collection; tho present
disposition refuse. and it, cmbarrnssmcnis; u any
dumping ground absolutely necessary; II thcrc h
a large amount OF refuse 10 be disposed Of,
which can neither be Sold given away, nor used
for filing would II feasible adopt the sysem pre-
vaHng at Manchester England. where public yards arc
where refuse sorted, that which II aho
solJ ina. which usecss burned. ana the remainder
converted into manure and sold n. after parat on OF
.,rbaee from ashes aud stfectswccplngs II
could not be sold, and the atter be DIS
posed o. to a considerable extent for hlling snnkcn
lots and lowlands This city OF Vicinity; also the III
\ fury TO harDOT
other suggestions ne may bo OF assistance 10 tue com
| Inittee ,--..-... .
| Nnmber OF miles OF sircets Ia New York.
Number Of miles paved Number OF miles which
! dnmps now m use. Amounts appropriated
and spent streetclcaning annually from 1879 to
| saaries iaborcrs' wages removal OF swerpuEs from
wharves dnmpng grounds for the purchase of tugs
poyes at present hummer Of tugs. scows carts
sweeping machines and watering carts uow owned oy
f1 IHeIf l..
| was ordered to prepare the required statement.
| AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CIrzFSs.
| To fhs EdtfOr OF Ths TrtbHns.
SIR: Within tho last twelve months the
condition Of houses Of this " has been
| theme upon which the press hns written much From
| the pupits OF many OF metropolitan churches
mons have been preached upon the ovcrcrowded. un-
healfu homes Of nearly hall OF New York city's popu-
| laton Public meetings have been held and committee
has been appointed by tho Mayor To devise scheme
by which the evils ~ our tenement house system gh
be abated As result OF this awakened public omni
n new tenement house act WAS passed at Albany, and
supported by this the Board Of Health has already
complished much toward remedyng the great evils
| planned OF.
subject of nearly equal importance with this Of the
teprmcnhouse question and one which most seriously
affects the city's health will for consider
alton before legislators Already several street
cleaning bills have been prepared and their various
advocates Will urge their passage by the Legislature.
with wise iorethought the chairman Of The Committee
on Cries OF The Assepbly VIII shortly bring his com
I mittee to NcwYorT to learn the spot wnat dim
| entities lie IN the way OF securing streets
! for this city, That Ia the consideration of
| this question party pohucs should play
| no part is selfe yideDt. our city has suffered
long from bad system inefficient execution OF the
| work ID this department. and The eyes Of ali good
citizens are turned upon Mr. Narnum's committee. Our
people ASK earnestly for the pas-agc OF bill
viii secure honest and efficient work. and with this
they look for better health almOug all classes. and
reduced death rate, especially IN the tenement house
| districts.
II would seem that the least that good citizens
could do nt this time would be To visit the City Hall
du1np the sessions the committee To show tncir
peseucc there thd they are really I'm earnest IN de
handing "A radical reform IN our whole system Of street
| cleaning. - JANIS NAlLAIlS,
| Netr. York Feb. Il. 1850.