New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07
THE EFFORT FOB CLEAN STREETS
COMMISSIONER COLEMAN's VIEWS
,,r w1suys To DO THE WORK BEFORE HE TALKS
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS READY TO GIVE Up TIL
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COMMISSIONER COLEMAN'S VIEWS
rrv WISHES To DO THE WORK BEFORE lie TALKS
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS READY TO GIVE U IhL
PLACE. -.
lanes 6 Coleman, the new Commissioner OF
Street Cleaning did not assume the uu,ieH VI ms
ice vesterday "a he was engaged all day in ar
ranging his private businesss lie spent TWO h0it9
in the Aston House, and was Dcslegsn US tbo
natronaoe of the office. He was also surprised III
the morning nj the unusually large maj WITCH no
rrceiyed Int most Of the letters were from pOhti-
clans and friends long since forgotten VINO WI NJ
DESTROYS of renewing their acquaintahv,c. w n.h
asked what his plans were for cleaning tno s'ree'S'
Commissioner Coleman replied: 4.
. I do not wish TO talk about what propose 70
do because | think the people are snrfetcd with
talk about clean streets beileNe IhhI liio 'h
t1Sk | lave rot vet received any Olllcial notlce OF
nv appointment as soon AZ do VIII oegh Wo oi
hut probably that will not lie before the eno oI ts
= Do Won intend 10 continue the present system =
aThe preseut system does not meet the approyal
Of the people and Therefore II wv oi ar D to
the matter and have some ideas. Also many sue-
Qestons have been made TO me IN REGARD 70 c3Icc'
inc and disposing of the garbage anu ashes but
do not care 10 state them at present 4 WouIu
rather perform the work, and let the public Judge
of the wisdom OF my plans. nave naa my r o"n
three years ago sent n bud to the Police Commits
sioners offering do the work at hg'lre nuch les,
than the appropriation for the Honnl'slYur ,lS o.,
a
thc faithful performance Of the work The Board
yranglcd over the hid for several months ana
finally il was rejected My plans for cleaning the
streets have not materially changed since thrh',
DO yOu intcnd TO make any changes III the iorc'
and cquipmentp
= / shall not make any changes nj present unless l
find il abs 1lutclV necessary ! have not arcrpirh
the positon for the purpose Of prov ing places Tor
any body No man will be dismissed u he - com,
Defrnt and willing tO do the work assigned hlll. !
am accustomed to dealing with - large body ot
workingmen and all ;hat ask of each man - To do
his shan, of the work. ! have not yet ~ ectcd my
assistants and will not be able tO decide on THIS
polnt until ! have tried the men cmpoyed IN tho
department now. shall certainly usr The horses.
carts scows and men now at hand until ! hnd II
necessary tO change them ,,,,,
Police Commissioner Nichols and Captain VIII
Jams were at the headquarters # the Strcct-Clcan-
ing Bureau at the foot Of East SiNteenth-st carry
Yesterday morning awaiting the arrival OF ON
missioner Coleman Captain NIIlats palh lnc
men their wages and had an inventory OF all the
propcrty ready Ia hand tO his successor captain
Williams said that hc did not expect Ia be relieved
for n dav or two. IL won't come too soon, he
said II have worked very hard IN this depart
ment and certainly have tried 10 keep the streets
clean | do not doubt that my successor VIII y"
able 10 do the work we'll. because hc has u gnai
deal more money. He Is given $500. moic Tor
the balance of this year than would have had. !
could polish every CObblestOnc III the city with the
money at disposal
Police Commissioner Nichols said that he was
clad 10 be- rid OF the work. When ASKED what the
Commissioners would do with Captain Williams ne
replied 9" guess We will give ban "A vacation uhlI
the fall He has worked hard and We intend 10
at rest