New-York tribune., 1881-12-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY
sTREET-CLEANIyG BY CONTRACT.

STREET CLEANING BY CONTRACT.
sur CONTRACTORS TO BE CLOSELY 'OND oNDA"
TIE TERMS OF THE PROPOSALS.
Tho poord of Estimate and Apportonment yester-
day approved the form OF the pr9PpsaS P nissione1
rnlenen The portion Of the city to be cie<nel Dy
contract comprises the territory lyinG 9eoS The
teentbNst II is divided into two distrIc1s. ne s
M rest Of Broadway and the second east OF
Rroadway Proposals for tie Work VIII ne c IeceINeu
by Commissioner Coleman until noon 0I IL o,enad
Jsnnarv b 1882 at which time they VII! Oe opeh@Gu @
Tbe nroposas must include the cleaning ol VIC
streets aud the removal of snow ana zee Iroin neo
rnary l. 1892 TO February 1884. bldoeIS aIo
auired to give under oath, their names anu pte5
of residence, the names of all persons ts
with them in the contract; that IL N III an
fair and that no member OF the COihlnot Jul CVS
ciI head of department. chief of a bureau or 0ther
office of the Corporation of this city is oI
indirectly interested i'll the contricI or the
Two sureties in the sum of 500, OOO eacn are also
reonired The person or persons TO whom the CON
tract NAV be awarded are Furthermore re9uiIeu 10
deposit $4,000 with the Controller as an auult,oii
security for tho faithful performances OF tt Cot r "a
the agreement. Any contract mace Dy lhe NsIoo,
Commissioner may be terminated Oh oi zen uay yof
notice by the Commissioner WITH @ Oe ne ap6pnired 70
furnish horses and carts ana othet " t o
laborers for the removal OF ashes garoage h1 stGV
matter to the river front. The city VIII iurnish
dnmnino places and scows. Whenever the COmmls-
eioner shall order it, the contractor OF contractors
shall deposit ashes and street sweeping OF 9ltnGL VI
tbem within the district 70 fill IN any sunken lotS
All ashes aud garbage shall be removed once IN each
dav ~ I'm in ali the streets in both districts
In the First District Norris keffTr' Ef EpedIyi ani
Eabtboves are to be cleaned daily, and West,
Wsebington, Greenwich Thames, Cedar, Canal
Grand sullivan and dhonPSofs5 So ot5crs a are TO be
oinanad +1r,co week In the Second District State,
Whitehall, Wall Fulton, New Chambers-st., james
slip G2hSrne8 poFObSS TT bS cI Cleaned mGS daily & south
Broad, Nassau Park, Rose; Chatham, bax'eri M MuI-
berry, Mott, Elizabeth Pell' Bsyard, canal hester
Grand BrooTe Houston ond anG Ieyghn and
Avenues A. b, and d are to be cleaned Ihree tInes
a week The remaining streets are 10 pe cieane9
twice week. In ease they are not properly Iledou %
The Commissioner may cause the work to be done
and charge the expense to the contractor.
Snow immediately upon falling shaii ne removed nft
Morris. Rector, Cedar. Liberty, CortiahGI, icy Iy
Fulton, Vcsey Barclay. Chambers and Franklin
sts; from Broadway to West-st Desorosses, , MeSe
sts ,JOllege-place, West Broadway, South Fifth
ave and varick and Carmine-sts. In the Second second
District from the following streets: South, Front
Water, Broad, Wall, Pine Fulton. New-Chamhers,
Chambers, Catharine, Nassau, Cliff Gold, Pearl
Chatham Ceutre William, Grand and Houston
sts Exchange-place, James slip New-Bowery
Park Row, East Broadway, Astor-place, Third and
Fourth-aves., aW such other streets as the COmmls
sioner may designate snow need % mon p1 f cfCed foo
passengers must he kept clear. If there should be
high wind at the time, and the snow DRIFTS, the
drifts must be cut through or leYelied
As soon as the snow ceases to fall all the force of
lahorers employed must be put to work to clear the
putters and openings into ip preparation for
n thaw The snow must be cartefaway from mar;
row streets. In wider streets 1t may be shoveled
,nto long narrow heaps on each side OF the way;
taking care TO leave the cutters, cross-walks and
openings into sewers clear. Such heaps are to be
removed within three days.
Disorderlv. ouarrelsome or incompetent employees
of the contractor must be discharged Immediately
on the demand of the Commissioner OF Street
Cleaning and not again employed without his per-
misslOn The specifications of the contract are very
voluminous and cover apparently all the points
of variance that may arise between the Coinmls-
siOner and the contractors