New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-03
SaS, 1879 and UP to The date hereof. you. your ser
- and asentsehave permitted and failed 70 prevent

1873, 0n0 ND 10 Tue uAte s'~' W.
Ras and ssentsshave permitted and failed TO prevent
~, se dsIy of the public scows in the service OF the
M for purpose OF receiving earth oricks ana MOT
sr Broken lah and plaster and cellar Dirt and other
6aisra not prefer be received upon said scows from
kosss garbage, street dirt and other refuse oo.,
t.Ateeifeahon Seoond-In this: That fr'm the So1n
Asy of May, 1879 and ~ to the date hereof you nave
S6soyed and empoJtng unfit. UNNECESSARY hiu
tss;sUper mud unfit unnecessary aud usatae
borses vehicles and III the performance Oh tne
work Of tue Bureau Of stree CLEANING tho oo,h
6Sw paying alleged employees OF the Bureau OF street
80 that during said there and now are uron
~ yay-rolls OF said Bureau the names OF men VINO
have not rendered do render any service 20
his city but who have been paid upon sald pay-ios
- n actually empoyed in the Affairs OF said Bureau
Speci fcaion Totuth-ln this: That there has crown
M ana prevails IN the said Bureau OF sreetCran-
BAG practice OF exron and corruption on tne par V
said Bureau whereby the drivers OF ASH
asd garbage carts corruptly and exortlonatey oemnd
eoe Of heir i iee Sai and
4eRs oorrupty exact and extort pa' inent lro
s. Wit for returning them 10 their sup rors having
Deuiiy In the service or the city uue not
epy dunno r%o nSw used by the Bureau Of
emaDd and receive tribut, from ire trinmeis or me
Seyeral by said Bureau and in so Tar as
seh practices prevail and have prevailed without your
ksowedge have failed to discover and prevent the
Dame.
Specification nh-In this: That rhe Bureau OF street,
eanng and heretofore in the year Is so did
s. e%piSyes srV OF s"d Bureau have pesony
the thereof,
end do the said scows TO the Bureau OF street
Cleaning for greater rental than that paid by said en-
Poyes TO the owners OF said scows and TINS 10 your
Spec eaf;on Sirth-In this That you expended dur
ing the year $50 OF $40 annually for the
for each horse owned by the SAID
city, and under the management ana contrul OF the bu
he sum which ought have been expended for That
purpose that the amount OF horse feed py
you Curing the said year averaged over thirtyhve and
Sorty-fve one huudre'itbs pounds daily for each aud
every Of horses and during the year 1851 has aver
fsrty.five nehundredths pounds. apd now averages
iorty.one pounds daily, which Quantities are greatly IN
,s ao,s Inst ySs hays ms
s6e Controller CRY o. NewYOrk. as required by
Eeoon OF chapter 677 of the laws OF 1872 All moneys
received by YOU your servants and for the sale
Of and ali contracts for tue sale OF street manure art
swecpngs ashes ard garbage any either OF them for
3he wear 1850 or from the lst day of January 1850
and To the date hereof Notwithstanding the act lha
you your servants and agent, have during the said
slime entered into for the sale Of street manure
drt sweepines ashes and garbage, and have received
SPECIFICATION EiQhM-In this That ven. your servants
nnd ,ns, employees Of sald Bureau OF Sreet Ce"ihs
The date hereof thrown ana cast and allowed TO oe
thrown and cast from the tws and vessels III the use OF
said Bureau, NUT earth SOIL ashes, garbage. refuse
dead carrion, ofal aud other purid and on H.
slve m"ttors IN tne wssers % te m anu aud R
mODd. and within che bay OF New-Iork, within tue
yeoni,encns of Cnsper GO, o. tnr laws Of 1873 and
Chapter $40 OF the laws q. 1876, and the Jaws ielo
Tory thcteOl anu W wv NAN"'
injury - the harbOr Of New-lOik.
Specification Ntnh-ln thi, That Won h"ve ftlied
daily dunn period from Nav 20 1879. mp To
the present time to provide separate carts Tor me re-
moval OF ashes and garbage, and have permitted N"nr
servants and employees T. remove ashes ana garbage N
the vrhic and thereby have rendered II u'ce-S
Tor the owners aud OCCUPANTS ct dwellnSh"uSeS ana
other budngs to provide separate vessels fr ashes i
garbage ana 20 separate the sdne as required by sec
tiOn % OF tn. Sanitary Code.
SDeci fediiOu TeEM-In ms: That garbage, ashes ana
StrcrSNcepgs could and should have been, and should
be now kept separate and or given To Who
all since NAV -. 1879 nave been ana now
ready and willing 10 receive ani Remove Tie same from
che city at their expense n 40 sc ar ied. Ihdt
knowing this fact you NAV 20 1879 permit
teo aud now permit such gaIbagc, asLts and street
swcepInes be mixed together SO that they cannot De
sold or given away. aud I'VE during Sal time Declined
to sell to parties who have cVnLuUusv ueen aui row
are ready ana Wiling Ia contract Tor the lurchae OF
refuse ashes. and street dirt To the profit of
this
Specification Eieeenth-In this: That the methods
and means aduptcd. aud since May 20 ls13. dav en-
pioycd by Tor ceauing the streets, have i' ana
RESPECT aud particular. - defective,
fnxdeouste extravacnt aud uusucc~SS al ds TO sUOw
that and each II you are incompetent AMI un Tor
the Office Of Police COnLIissOner VI the CITY OIL New
York