New-York tribune., 1880-02-29

whole charge OF the Health Department under one
Commissioner
Professor Chandler do not think 1t would be ad-
visabe that all its functions should be vested IN one
Mr Varnum-we should like to hear. the opinion OF
The Board OF Health as to me e. streets o 'ne e' A
Professor Chandler-They are not They are never
clean The ashes ana carriage 70 are re ,s npsfr
Mr.. Yrnum-Is' the present system, in your )udg-
Professor Chandler-It is a complete failure, not
through the of facilities for the proper carrying out
of tbe present system but because there is no reponsi-
Mr.. Varnum-Is not the Inspector of Police respon-
Professor Chandlcr-He docs not seem to be.
Mr. Yarnum-Do you favor contract system as dis
tinguisled from the present systemf
Professor Chancler-My experience teaches me that
whenever the city make contract the con, con
tractor has all the advantages and the city
all the disadvantages Ny opinion Is that
there should be one individual neaa; o., ec3 s1 nd
after physical examination, as abe6oded la6oTers;
They should be held responsible the keeping clean OF
one particular block or district There should also be
similar ga bage collectors The great evil Of our pres
en system IS caused by the introduction OF pohtcS
into It, .
John Kelly Controller of the City, the next wit
The contract system he said, has been tired nu
IL would because three four contractors go
the whole OF The contracts under different nance and
tho competition was SO strong tlal lhe pInteess
OF the contracts insufficient for the WORK thilk
the cleaning should be under separate depart
and not left 70 the police The garbage and ashes
might easily he kept separate. and there woud De DO
difficulty In dlspOsng of the garbage and streetciean-
ines TO farmers, bat there should he sufficient
additional scows ami other facillties proVi1eo 1ea
city tHi qif'psGf # need be- II think the block system
an excellent one II works very well IN
the upper part OF the city where people pay for them
selves The ashbarrel system is all wrong they ought
townsend Cox, Commissioner Of Charities and Cor,
rection, was questioned IN reference TO me nnnI & u
the end Of Blackwcps Island near 10 AssoId' soId
a few years ago. The hllInS up ne ne sa,,' d,r
Ss & dSn a. % rcSse cese 1sie with 5pm and and
considered injurious TO health. We object 10 MINE W
the stream Little Hell Gate because we o o ~
institutions. We need more land now IOr De" I' gu..G
ngs, aud would suggest that the oay & hend n Gn
Island, which about seventeen miles from Inc oouu'
might be hed up
WHAT THE MAYOR THINKS.
Mayor Cooper testified :" don't think the streets are
by any means as clean az they ought to be- nut
II seems TO me the Police Board is as good
"a any other authority to deal with IT, as
the police have such facilities for seeing that
the work Is carried 1t all depends on the admins
tration II the administration OF the Police Board Is
good it Is hest there; il there is nny authority
which would administer II better let 1t be
transferred There are dangers OF litigation
I'm adopting the contract system. and am against IT,
as for the block system or the gang system that 'H
mere matter - detail think there Is an advantage ia
having garbage separate from the ashes, ana that II
might easily done IL should at any rate. be tried
for separation made the ashes might be used
The Department now needs two powerful tugs and
small one. and few larger aud heavier scows than
spending money. II the stuff Is 10 be dumped
five miles further out TO sea- you Will need
larger scows and larger dumps at the docks do not
think the present condition Of the streets is owing to
lack Of appropriation but TO want OF proper admins
tratiou." .
Dock Commissioner Dimock said Il tho dumps that
furnish tor the strcecleaDng not used for that
nurpOse they would be rented advantage TO the city
dump is great objection TO adjacent property II the
garbage was separated from the nshes
there would be a much smaller amount OF
refuse 10 be carried the ashes might he
used for nliug dump might be placed near the Bat
terry There Is pier there worth more than $4,000
wear Under the present system much OF The re- fuse
goes 7to the during loading and has to be dredgcd
out again" .
In reply to Mr. TreanOr, Mr. DmOck sald II think II
Is very good idea To the ashes for filling M
AID grading Twelfth-aye. from Twenty-iourth TO
Fmty-ninth-sts. The Dock Department Commis
sioners wOnld not consider IL their duty 10
look upon the proposition merely because II suggests
convenient dumping ground. hut a. II would improve
the river front they might take into consideration
The committee then adjourned subject 10 the call OF
the chairman The members return to Albany on Monday
TO present the Monday evening session OF the Leg
iSatuIe.