New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-25
THE STATE LEGLSLATURE.
A sTREET-CLEANING BILL PASSED.

A STREET CLEANING BILL PASSED
TIE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES BILL PASSED BY
THE ASSEMBLY AND SENT TO THE GOVERNOR
A STAMPEDE BY THE DEMOCRATS.
rFRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF rHE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, May 24-After two months of
animated controversy bill TO provide NcwYosk City
with better system OF street cleaning reached final
vote in the Legislature to-day.
The compromise Street Cleaning bill passed by the
Senate last Friday. To-day H. A. Carpenter had 1t put
on the order OF q third reading In the Assembly
although not till after struggle with the Democratic
They resisted the adoption Of the present bill DC
cause 1t does give TO Mayor Grace the sole power 10
appoint o superintendent for the STRENGTHENING
Department
When under the previous question voting began the
bill the Democrats mado series OF speeches against
IT, Mr. Andrews said that the Assembly had taken the
responsibility OF saying that the people OF New-iork
should clean their streets In their own way lie re-
gnried the bill a. ingouiousy drawn TO defeat
s ostensble purpose. Brooks said that no en-
tered his solemn protest against the bill The Legsla
ture had conferred supreme power again and again on
the Governor but refused II 20 the Mayor OF New
York Tho Mayor would have no control over the
STRENGTHENING superintendent appointed by him Inc
strcet-Cl leaning Department wonld virtually be com
mission not responsible the people. The Mayor w0ud
be- put i'm the singular position OF not being able to re-
move Of his subOrdlnaes without tne cOin'ht
OF an inferior body Tie bill was degradation o tno
Dr. !. l. Hayes. in rnsponse Tn Mr. Andrewsf remarks
sad that the charge that the peoples rights were NOT
protected under the bill, and that the people
had voice In the distribution OF tne
street G. eaninE fund, untrue. The bill
gave the absolute control Of the fund to the members OF
the Board OF AppOrtionment who were certainly the
peoples representatives.. EISpcaker Hustled said that
b. believed that power and responsibility ought 70 oe
placed together lie thought that there should be
supreme head in all cities but the bill. II not altogether
a good one has excellent feature. certainly me
system OF streetcleaning suggested In 1t was far
better than the present sy.tcin. MT MCCARTHY
said that the purpose OF the pm Was
plainly u accomplish the cleaning OF the streets
still. the bill practically gave the power Ia the BOard
OF Health and the May ho should vote against
II. ". C. Murphy said that after Mayor Graces dcnun
Of the bill he could not vote IN ts favor IL Was
his opinion that the chairman ~ the Conference Commit
tcf ought De taken to sandy Hook and dumped INTO
the from the first sent out by the streetCchh
ing d. partIurnt 500
The 6ill passed by vote Of - TO ~. When tue
city Democrats that II had passed without Their
votes under the lead OF Mr. Andrews and spnoln they
began changing th,ir votes. Mr. SpnOla voiced thelr
sentiments wien be said that there were provisions III
the bin hrh would enable the Mayor to get the street
cleaning done we'll n he should u-e them Iy THIS change
vi Ot., the bu actuay passed by aNOte VI " ~ IL