New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-14
MR.. co1EuAy DEFENDING HIS WoRK.

Commissioner Coleman, of the Street Clean
ing Department was asked by reporter of THE TRID-
USE what he thought Of q long article in The Mail and
Express OF yesterday purporng 10 give the condition Of
Monday in that portion OF the city lying
below Fourteenth-st.
II think the writer writer's have in several instances
abored under misapprehension OF the facts in the
case" was his reply "Let examine some OF these
statements The first one, find, is that S11s0O00 Is
alleged TO have been expended IN this department in the
first year The amount expended for the year
ending June 16-my first year-was $l0090O0
as the books Of the department will show It charged
that asserted that politics should have place IN the
department. Well two Of the persons on whose judg-
ment and experience place great reliance Repub-
leans. / Democrat. No mans politics asked
when he is appointed.
"It Is asserted that Contractors Walton and Brown
have lived up the Of their contracts There
have been complaints but the trouble been
serious. Ihaye several occasions sent word to Mr.
waltons son. during his fathers in Europe that
portions OF his district kept up in frsclass
shape, and that this must be remedied.
l have sent OF my horses
carts ard men into the contractors districts when
they have fallen behind their work, and the labor thus
performed has been charged against the contractors and
settled for at the end of the month told Contractor
Walton when lie returned few weeks ago that /
not satisfied with tie in which his district
cleaned, aud he promised that there should be
improvement, even II he had to dismiss his
son and superintendent With reference the charge
ashes had removed from certain neghbOr
hoods from Saturday Monday he did believe It.
The provisions Of TIE contracts OF Messrs walton and
Brown require that ashes aud garbage shall be removed
in every tvCny -fOur hours. There have been in
stances where ashes and garbage have been
allowed 10 remain over one day. These cases
have been reported by my inspectors, and when have
asked for an explanation, have been told by the con
Tractor IN whose district the trouble occurred tAat
was owing TO the negligence or q cartman. Men
continually being discharged for neglect Of this kind
IL is stated thai great stress laid on the fact
during the Investigation before the Mayor that the
Police Board were guilty of allowing private persons to
dump material on the scows belonging TO the Depart
sands Of loads each month dumped on the Depart
m9nt seows by persons holding permits The law ere
ang this Department provides that # shall remove all
ashes ana garbage. Section III or the Sanitary Code
adopted by the Board OF Health provides that all ashes
clnders rubbish dirt etc. created by manufactured
foundries coal yards, or any place where business
or tenants 10 some proper place, that
the same shall not accumulate on the
premises or become In any way filthy offensive II IL
question whether under the law creating this Depart
meet we would nos be compelled 10 remove all
and garbage. II has been the custom manufactures
To cart their ashes and dirt the Department
very ,t fair compromise OF an open question.
IN IN al the Gaze, OF steam-tugs in the h9rbor,
nave had three anchored convenient places.
one - anchored In Buttermk Channel, another at Com
~ hnu the thlrd at the coal wharfs at HODuken
.s seeni up 10 them, empty their ashe5. ana when
the scows are died away and empty them.
Inc tns streets are not In hrstclsss CON
diuon IL would be Impossible keep
all OF them with ous immense area In this
weather I1ere would be a decided Improvement II |
could nave the ordinances enforced requiring the sepa
ration or aches and garbage and placing the IN
proper receptaces. This presume. will not be
until the prOprietors essees OF enements held
bad condition ns TO seriously affect the health
OF our ctzens The death rate proves this The Depart