New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-20
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go ,,.voe NsD THE STREETS.

TuR MAYOR AND THE STREETS.
y .....-.... .,r crrIzESss FAVOR TBR PLAN OF
- S,,v,wn rs,x MAYOR cffkkGE OF THE STREET
..S,xo sysrEm--MaYoR GRACE is CONFIDENT
THAT ur COULD IMPROVE MATTERS
REPRESENTATIVES, of the New.Yofk sanitary Reform
Win him relative TO the best methodd keeping
sssn streets in this city The committee comprised
Henry T. Pssy ID Wills James aer'g Iabn Rao s
GSsSss +. Wingate nr. r. II. Derby, H. Il. Arch
muty. bf Bsekman Henry 2; Meyer; s Sust aS
Nr' poliew onened the matter by Stating that the
present system OF sn1aIa n1 -, sss
IL thes could not agree npon some plan to hiring
about the result so much to be desired. ". Wiinss
tina. sSe ~ Sbs IsSsaurs which would
throw the eatlre responsibility for KEEPING sne
streets clean UPON the Mayor If there were thou
they wished to be able 20 60 70 the Mayor and say
Sir, you responsible for this" Gustav ochwao
said that under the present system sSst d -
il would n the streets were properly cleaned.
Dr. ID. b. 81. John Roosa urged that the streets
ppnsbsfs ana other diseases were directly caused
by dirt. boards Of Health were useless u9ess tne
street: We <ept clean Dirty s,rests nsa ~ es
BENG BEN sspssps .sssrsus HI Pslsy offered
q the streets Of tns city bas gwen great cause OF
complaint that the proper protection OF health snd
tire requirements of commerce cannot be satisfied
except by some radically improved system
Of cleaning the streets ana :. r was Ting
opinion of those present that the Legislature SHOULD
BE- urged to pass Street, Cleaning Dill WITH as niue
DELAY as possible, in WHICH the following points
should be embodied:
.'1 That the duty OF STRENGTHENING ana OF proVio
ine FOL the daily removal Of ashes and garbage be
copfded-to o separate branch OF the city doVern-
u,eut. presided over by one responsible bead.
, 30 that such department be authorized TO adopt,
when deemed necessary for the best interests OIL the
city the contract system for the collection ana nna
the Board of Estimate and Apportionment approve
the terms and conditions OF such contract"
Mr. Beers then made long speech, saving tnat ne
wanted the Mayor to be given absolute power, ana
to be held responsible for every branch OF the CITY
Government except the street-clesning. He was ID
favor Of leaving the STRENGTHENING Win the Foice
Board. :.
Mayor Grace said that he had given the subject q
good : deal of study. He suggested In his
message that the Common Council should
apply to the Legislature for g speclal law
on this subject STRENGTHENING should be taken out
of the hands of the police because they had made
failure of it. The Mayor sand he was positive tnat
If be were given the power of appointment ano re,
moyal he could give the city cleaner streets, a1u
that the people wonld be better satshed tnan now:
Applause. La the tenement-nonse Sds. ahas ond
garbage For that reason he would recommend the
employment of steam vessels which would carry
fhis material far enough to sea to prevent s return
He had seen this done IN miserable little river
called the Liffey in Ireland when be was boy ana
not In favor of much legislation Tor New-fork
City, he could recommend this plsn
The preamble and resolution were adopted, ana IL
was resolved to send copy to Albany.