New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-11
CHA RITES AND STREET. CLEANING

SENATE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATIONS.
TESTIMONY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF
CHARITIES AND CORRECTiON-oPINIONs OF THE
HEAD or HE STREET CLEANING BUREAU.
Two witnesses were examined before the
sapats Committee on Cities yesterday. Tho FIRST was
Townsend Cox president of tho Beard OF Commissioners
of Charities and Correction. MI Cox said there were
SIS employees in the Department aud that more were
needed The appropriations for The Department for the
last seven years were us folowsi 1874, Sl324345i
1875 sl1s3 COOS 1876 $11e5.O00; 1877, 81 49,, 800
1873 40 OOO 1870 81 277 900; $50 81 3fS 1888 81
The increase IN 1880 due TO the appropriation of
Sl54 900 for building Improvements.
Public sentiment he said. has declared that there have
been too few persons engaged In caring for the insane
The pan has lattey been adopted Of instructDg such
of the insane capable of receiving instruction
uscful mechanical pursuits, and about 375 male insane
nersons now do useful work. such farming carpen-
ter,pe painting, plumbing aud shOemaking. The insane
nersons appear to enjoy the work. and 1t Is beneficial to
them.
The average cost OF male lunatic IL 80 cents
a day and of o female lunatic 90 cents n
dav The per capita daily expense OF the in-
mates OF the various institutions controlled by the
Department is follows: CITY Pfsons33 cents; Belle
vne Hospital, "A cents; Charity Hospital, 80 cents
penentiary 81 cents Almshouse. II q cents Incur
able Hospital 1919 centsj Workhsuse Is ccnts Luna
tic Asylum % cents; Homeopathic Hospita23l2 cents
Ipeluiac Asylum ALI cents; Insane Asylum 81 cent
Randal's Island Hospital, IS cents; Infants Hospital
27 cents Branch Workhouse, "a cents Branch Lunatc
,svlrn. % cents. aud Harris Island Hospital 23lo
c.nts Mr. Cox explained the system employed IN pur-
chasing supplies. and said that he did not think
he .unply clerk ever received consideration for his
notropage Tue Appropriation tor 1880 had proved in
ADEQUATE because OF rise IN prices aud the Department
hod moi been able supply demand for blauket-
The average OF salaries pad 10 employees was only
1878 a year, aud the Public Burdens Bill would reduce
a ncrc bc a he
hard 10 get competent service for such poor pay. Mr.
COX denied that outdoor relief WAS influenced by polti
Capain Alexander s. Williams. inspector OF the Bureau
OF Street Cleaning. Was tho next ana last witness He
aye money enough clean the streets and that
The means OF getting rid OF garbage, said he.
primitive We shsnld have seagong vessels The
question OF .ne 10 Se tIpS nd OF ibe eaIba
enterprises the removal OF ashes" be continued
, credit for IT, II garbage and ashes were separate il
woud much easier TO get fd OF bOth the only TO
secure Their separation would be to compel property
The witness thought would take SsOO.OOO 10 clean
ned po TO- Expect to receive suggestion from him
pointing a reduction OF the cost OF his bureau He
recommended that not less than eight seag0inR vessels
be provided for the department. ut cost Of abOnt
100000 EACH and that the water front hs bought beow
and either side OF Jers Cty. 10 be crbbed
flied IN and sold. He gave y hs his opinion that the
street should be left with tho Police Depart
mcut and that the contract system could mover be
senator Mccarthy asked the opinion of Captain WILL
ian saIr ekets for persons whs do not ike 10 wait
IN be depois and tecelgns pay for aSir services
cou be very general as there were not railroad depo
enough 70 60 around among mon. ans p;.cs
Carthy ani strIhan The former said that he mad
iieyed from jury duty. Senator sranau sad that tho
man VINO pad TO escape his duIies rs citizen vas
no. ms, had ever done that whose name would protect
MIN II senator Mccarthy dared TO Disclose IL.