New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-04
ALL COMPROMISES OPPOSED.
WHAT MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE


ALL COMPROMISES OPPOSED
WHAT MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE or
TWENrY-oNE DEMAND - RESPONSIBILITY FOR
CLEAN STREETS MUstSOT BE DIVIDED
VI. X. Jesup, a member OF the Citizens Commit
tee Of Twentyone TO look after the streetcleaning,
was asked last evening by reporter of The TRIB-
UNE if he favored the compromise Street-C Cleanins
bill presented to the Legislative Joint Committee
by Mr. Carpenter.
have been out Of town." said Sir Jesup d" for
the last two days, and only returned this afternoon
have not had time to read over the provisions Of
the bill carefully From what have read of IL,
however | am satisfied that il viii not be accept
able to the Committee of Twenty-one. nor, think,
to the community at large. What the Committee
OF Twenty-one want is set forth in the
bill which vas presented 40 Albany. and
which passed the Senate. Nv col
leagues and on that committee opposed 10 a de
vided responsibility. The Mayor has agreed 10 as
sumo the responsibility Of keeping the streets clean
II the power Is given to him and the residents II
the city. aside from the politicians are anxious that
II should be given 10 him. Then il the streets ara
not cleaned we shall know whom to blame
- ne bIii taken 10 Albany by tho Committee Of
lweniy-one was not partisan measure II was the
work of Republicans and Democrats The mass
meetings held in this city 10 protest against
the hlthy condition of the streets and the
shortcomings of the street-cleaning officials were
attended by men of both parties. IL l. n fight Of
the people against the machine politicians ana the
people viii win in the end. We propose to keep up
ths agltatlon until We have accomplished what wo
set out 10 perform"
As business man, do you find that the in
erased death rate ~ this city has caused any
~" Cnquestionaby. | have Just returned from
fhlladclphia: Prominent men there believe thas
the advancing death rate aud the increase
IN contagious diseases will deter many
business men and Others from coming
here, have been through some Of the streets
very bad condition.
JUDGE DALY's OPINION.
Chiet-Judge DAILY was asked last evening what 10
thought of the proposed compromise He said he
had only read brief synopsis of il but as he uIi.
derstood it, he didn't like it at all.
There should be- Of course he said 81 a power Of
removal somewhere. to guard against incompetency
or malieaSance; But the trouble with this measure
Is that 1t does the very thing that the Citizens bill
was intended 10 guard against--it divides the re.
sponIblllty; am speaking for myself, of cOuIse;
but think the main supporters Of the Cti.
zenS bill will agree with me In contend.
ing that the power OF appointment must rest
IN one person, who shall be responsible There can
be no success under the new plan, The Mayor will
not appoint the man he ought because be will say
that the Board Of Health viii not approve and if
ne does appoint the proper man the Board Of Health
VIII not approve because II viii say he has no1
appointed the best man. and 80 they will toss
the responsibility back from one to the other;
and when some one is chosen he will Le eu,rrassei
by having 10 follow the plans. not Of one controlling
and responsible person, but of the differing and peT.
haps opposing ideas of the Mayor and of the Board
of Health No. the only way is 10 insist that tho
Citizens hill shall not be given up and that no com.
promise shall be made. The responsibility must be
thrown upon some one individual, aud the Mayor
seems TO BE- the only person to whom il can be
given"
Can yon say. Judge the reporter asked how
far tins compromise measure conforms With and
how II differs from, this plan proposed 10 the Sani-
tary Reform Association several months ago by tho
committee composed Of yourself and Messrs Pel-
lev and Gaatnf"
Il cannot was the reply. "without making a
comparison. for do not remember tho
exact provisions of that plan. But can
say positively that that Plan did not pro-
pose division of rcspOnsib lity-there Was no
such prOSls as this that tho Mayor should
appoint and ~, BOARD Of Health or ann. unrt on "a
the Board of Health should confirm; no. no am
SUR there was no such provision az that
A member Of the Committee Of Twenty
one, who Is also member of the society
OF Sanitary Reform said last evening 10
a Tribune reporter, in regard 10 the new
shape taken by the Carpenter Compromise bill THAI
there would bo no backing down by the committee
from the principles OF the Citizens bill. As 10 tho
Comprouise BILL being practically the same ~ tho
time ago, he said that the Carpenter Compromise
bill required the Board of Health 10 act With tho
Mayor in the appointment and removal Of the head
OF the Street Cleaning Department, whL the meas-
ure of the Sanitary Reform go society in
common with the Citizens bill, made the
Mayor the responsible person IN the matter
of cleaning the streets. The Committee Of Nine on
Legislation met yesterday morning and discussed
the Carpenter bill IN its present form ~ published
in the newspapers, aud was unanimously opposed TO
it. The committee had all along advocated that
the MayOr Dc made responsible, and 10 proposed To
maintain that principle. Bringing the Board Of
Health in where it was not wanted destroyed tho
responsibility of the Mayor. Under the Citizens
bill he could De held TO a strict accountability in
case of failure. The Carpenter bill in ITS present
shape did not improve the situation. but on the
trary appeared TO some intended 20 block legisla-
ton still further in regard 20 street cleaning meas
nres The gentleman said he had objection ID
the Sanitary Reform measure. which was Introduced
at Albany but did not get very far but the COM
mittee had got beyond that stage. and the main
point 10 De Insisted the responsibility Of tho
Mavor in cleaning the streets