New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-06

is charged with the duty Of causing all streets and
public places In the city 10 BIO thoroughly cleaned
from time % time and Kept at al times Thoroughly
cleaned" and Of causing all ashes and garbage 10 oe
removed from the city daily AMI as often Us may W
necessary"
From Whatever cause the experiment OF streetcean-
ing under police contro has not proved success liz
principal thOrDughta are ostentatOnSy cleueu WI
regularity while IN the poorer ana mere ero"usI
localities tie streets are neglected, and garbage AMI
ashes are allowed 10 accumulate, POISONING TIE ar ana
spreading disease. Other cities both IN the teu Az!
abroad, better cleaned at proporlona'oH sh"0'
No proper relation exists between ee'ceaning ana
the legitimate functions or the pou1e' anu ti Ia
virced mat the work should be at once placed III ouei
is necessary taat authority over this subject should
De so vested that Il fully and promptly cXer1rd
by officers VINO Do held directly Responsible lot ag
failure TO perform their duties. For this purpose tner
power should rs nearly e5rctod ~ Is cOhpdiDe
with full accountability for expenditures, ana proper
safeguards against fayOrsfn IN awarding contracts.
suggest that the Common Council present leinOrIaI
10 Tie Legslaturo asking that Board Of street Clean
ing be created, to consist OF tue VI ~ Ir, fitL
OF Pablo WOrk>, and President OF tue boaIu Oh ga &
no shall have power to provide Or the cleaning O tue
streets and disposal OF the EofDs9 n such manner t IS
St her nv contracts or by direct employment OF
labor. tnnk 4nat the MAYOR ought 10 nave ~ ~
10 appOui aud remove at VIII qua t-aot az
pernlend street cleaning whether duno Dy couIaOo vi
10y tle AGENCIES now onlpI2 ~. i . , e~rcifon OF
the Mayor TIE maj IespguSDy iO tiY thoTirv II
the work. Wine under the control or snch authority
would h. practicable TO test the various methois oI
street cleaning before au0ptig any ~ o,I no 1
Inc inc TO belief nat the best results Wouli De ~
which the cleaning OF limited areas, such as Assembly
districts would be lei 20 responsible persons mo
lively spred by requiring The OF separate recep,t
crs and awarding IN 'ac1 district tho removal Oh '1e
another as d. done in.Pha1elph2. Py prop riY sep
aratIuG ashes and trbagc AMI utIzng tue s"erpnss'
orf, ~. fl.t rect refuse may b. Infinitely made
so, ~ revenue: but until this result is attained the
refuse shouid be removed IN 5lca uanrT "S 10 mr.
places on The coast. II combustion Hk' lidt SUI
,rted w. re crea;rd it nigh be aJyl.abe for them to
ptl
81 am scOws sufficient capacity ana power 10 carry
the street seaninss ont TO sen aud Of reconslucng
The dunn, so Is - enable tho scow5 ~ be rapidly
loaded.
POLICE DETAILS.
An incroaae OF the police force has been strongly
urged on the ground that the number Of men nov on
patrol duty is insufficient. OF an aggregate OF 2''5Z
members Of the police force OF all grades as shown by
the morning returns Of recent date, but lSSo were
available for day patrol, and jj2 paronen we're re,
ported details. The prorlety OF some OF
these details seems open 10 question. IL Is alleged thdt
cacs men III for pIrO are 10 7 Sc,
which hi ght be performed by older and parta ~ as
aed policemen and that in other instances officers M
ful nav are employed duties FOR when less expensive
couII be- secured The object Of the police
force to preserve public order and 10 arrest Vlolaors
of law, and details for office and other duties nor
directly connected with the proper functions Of the
u"ice should as lar ~ possible led. Some de-
tails o s class excused the ground that they
AFFORD employment for Disabled ana supetaunuated
policemen hlt IN my Opinion 1t would be much better
that these officers snoGd be retired ana ther places on
tnc active of the force be filed by men physlcaly
qualified for patrol 1t seems man65Iy unwlso 70 re-
tain M q salary Of 81 300 policemen VINO. In fact
act jlnitors Ssengers WIN ther places on Jne
Il year per man. think that whatever amendments to
the Police and police Prn.on law. are 70 &C
policemen sufficient support, should De passed by the
legislature whether legslAbV0 tctol Dc IlHcn on tle
-jec not shall not favor au increase OF tue I0fce
until after "a thorough examination VI the DEAN hst'
with Of ascertaning II the lack 0i p4trolmcn can
not supplied by returning 70 patrol duty sufficient
number Ot the men now detailed 10 other Services
TIE HEALTH OF TIE CITY
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