New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-03

The Mayor with neglect 70 clean the streets was
continued yesterday morning The hIst Wl'h'ss
was Richard Oliver. manufacturing je"ei'ei az
Mn % Iohn-st WHO testified that that street was
moi cleaned from December until March. and That
IL WAS covered with dirt and mud during thai tine
The drivers Of the police carts bod asked payment
from hila three tunes for removing the ashes from
his store He bad complained to the Mayor III
February Of the condition of John-st, and 1t was
cleaned in front of lbs store soon afterward.
Edward Lyon. young man with handsome heht
oyercoat and a striking buton-hOlo bouquet, wear
ing his hair parted in the middle testified that ne
was the agent for seven houses, from No 10 70 10.
Do Rutc~rs-place That street was tlled in the WIN
Ter with ashes dirt. garbage and ice. The piles OF
tlis rubbish were in places as high rs seven
feet The hDuscs were ienement~honses ana tnefe
was much sickness among their occupants Tue
Beard of Health had made complaints against nun
an account of this accumulation of filth. aud nc h90
replied that he could not do anything nhie.S ne
streets were cleaned. There were 10 families IN
tbose houses An old Man. WHO said lie belonged I'D
the Street-C Cleaning Department. had come aiong
one day and had broken all the ash bar-
rels i'm front of the houses. SCATTERING their
contents into the street. The street was
cleaned for the first time this year ! mrs
day No ashes or garbage was removed until then
lie street wasnot vet clean Although ;he greet bulk
of the dirt hes been removed
Dir. Andrews-Was there Snyttnng N the Stis s
that could have been removed without taking away
" At a rough estimate, twenty tons OF ashes ana
garbage There were three or four weeks ~ any
tine in which ii could have been taken away"
Mr. Lyon hal complained TO street inspector ana
had written In his father who owned the teneinent-
bonses 10 see # be could bring suit against the Com
plissioners lie went once 10 Police headquarters 70
see General Smith. whom be knew, but he was out
he was fold there nv an attendant that he could not
soc the other mulisdoners. The counsel 1oT lle
Commissioners then consulted together earnestly Tor
Sir. Root-General Smith is Your hrother-in-law, is
be not
"Ycu met General Smith many times this win
ter and Won never said a word TO him about the
condition of Rutgers-place
p. McCollum, funereal-looking, person. who
spoke with strong hrOgue. and said he was q mn
Ishng undertaken at No. 234 Mu berryst, next took
the witness stand. The street. he SAID, was very
Mr.. Andrews--Could any of the dirt have been re-
Mr. Bliss Cbobbrne up sernely)-I object. You
are asking this witnoSs's opinion. L take u i9r
npnted, however, that the objection IN overruled.
fenter an objection lnodding at tho stenographer.l
William Mccarthy, bald-headed man. also un-
ng smsSicions looking bottle in his iet hand
which he waved gracefully in the air. Tie proceeded
30 tell with great volubuity about the dreadful con-
dition of the street last winter. aud as much more
about matters in general aud his family history IN
particular as he could There was much dust IN inc
street ne said which great annoyance
Mr. Bliss-Do YOU know whether this was caused
BY the fact thai the Commissioner Of Public Works
has refused this year, contrary to the usual custom
streets in front Of their houses 7
The Witness-No but If there had not been 70
much dirt there would have been no dust;
81 Govan, a bookkeeper at No. Lafayette
place testified that lac bad paid eart-driyers 70 nave
the ashes removed from that place. He thought
that they were public carts but bo had not seen
MI AOdrews-HOw mneh did you pay to the
drivers of other than private cartst -.
Mr. Root object. How do Won connect these
drivers with the Police Department -,
Mr. Andrews-Wel. If don't connect 1t, 1t viii
have no weight
Mr. Biss-l object to that principle. BY n violent
presumption yolT Honor Is supposed to be- unbiased
Such testimony this should not be receved IA It
h not connected with the Police Department IN any
The Mayor override the objection. What
turning TO the wltness did you pay 'heso men FORT
Mr. Vanderpoel-l object
The Mayor laughed and said. after a pause. that
be thought he should have 10 sustain the objection
The court then adjourned until 2l5.
At the afternoon session one of the witnesses
Terrence +. Doyle, of No. ~ Hudson st, was
asked what the condition OF that street was during
the last winter. have nothing" be replied, to
say against the Strcet-C leaning Department
Mr. Root-rhs gcnteman evidently does not
MIR. Bliss rewarded the witness with an approving
smile.
Pilots. was next examined.
Mr. Andrews-Iavc Won seen from May 3, 1880
70 April Il. 1881, anything thrown INTO tbe North
Mr. Blss--I object, because there is no specihca
ton covering this and because such an act is mis-
deneanor upon which the Mayor is not competent
10 sit
Mr Andrsws-That objection has been considered
Already.
MIR ROot--Thc objection when made, was met by
the Mayor with a statement that be had already
considered the question. The Mayor has since
stated that he is not lawyer. having perhaps dis
co, cred that since these proceedings opened There
was then temporary enlargement between the
Mayor ana nus cons,ltutl"nh 2dFseI' Now ,n11
communication has been once more established,
perhaps the Mayor may it 20 change MS mind.
Sir Root then argued Mt length that the Mayor
hal no right 10 try the Commissioning because
their employees had thrown dirt into New-l ork llar-
Dor than lac had 10 Try them for a murder com
mitted by OF the employees OF the Police Depart
ment
. Nj. Andrews--Ii has been decided by the Supreme
Court that the Police Commissioners try
policeman and remove linn for an act for which he
would be indicted by the proper authorities
The objection was Oycrruicd.
Mr.. Conway answering Mr.. Andrcwss question
put 80 long befOrcl--les slf.
Mr.. Conway then stated more fully that he had
Seen almost daily ashes garbage, stones and bricks
thrown into the harbOr just inside line from COney
Islaud Ia Sandy Hook.
Dir. Bliss object, because the Commissioners
have no more authority over their employees, ont
side the city, than they would have had If your
prize-hghtmg witness addressing Mr.. Andrewsl had
gone tO COney Island and had taken part ia night.
The objection was oNcUued. and Dir Conway
stated that the scOws weTe managed by Italians and
were towcd 10y the ting DcstOr lie had once seen
policeman the tug
The court then adjourned until IL o'clock this
morning.
ARRESTED On BENCH WARRANTS.
rwO MEMBERS or TILE sTREET-cLEANINu BUREAU
HII.D To BAIL
james Elliott, foreman In the Street-Cleauing De-
part.aent for the Twenty-ninth Precinct, and Will
lam II. Rghtmeyer. captain Of the tugboat Desori, /