New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-24
KEEPING THE STREETS CLEAN.

KEEPING THE STREETS CLEAN.
Commissioner Coleman has decided to lot ont py
contract the work OF REMOVING IIo tn Nv, ri is
the refuse gathered from the streets ms W. IN As
now done by the Street Cleaning Department III us
own scows The Board of Estimate ana Ap loruion
nontract preferred by Mr.; coleman, and he viii at
once advertise for proposals. The contract IS 10 DO
let for term of four years under for ccamnc
the streets below FOurecnth-st. 1t Is thougnt tat
contractors Will furnish improved scows anu 90 'Ie
work i'll satisfactory manner anu dV " ioSS Oo'O w
the CITY than at present =, o.,
The Association for the Improvement OF the ON
ditIon of the Poor having received many copiI'ilCs
IN regard to the violation or me ordinances ior
keeninO the streets clean. recently made inquiries
of thp Street Cleaning Department III regard 20 H.
Commissioner Coleman repeated Wnat no mas often
said before. that II was Impossible lot MN 10 GU
force he ordinances he had no power IN the mat
ter Recepticles in such CONDITION as TO spll me
ashes and garOag, on the streets, ne salu were le
gallv used bv many persons, and Were pat out ater
the time fixed by the Department Ihen merchahIs
and Others habitualy swept refuse INTO the streets
after they had been cleaned and many otner n ik
things were done which II was ID the power Oh tht
Police and Health Departments TO prevent, DuO
which they failed to prevent rms LED me ascot
otion ~ ask for conference with the Police Board
on the subject The Ponce commissioners. ior
some understandable reason treated the matter as II
ii were joke, though they agreed TO hold confer
ence with the committee of the association III re-
gard 10 the matter The following letter IN conhec-
ton with this matter has been made publlc
NEw-YoRK Nov %, 1882
TO the Honorable STEPHEN i. FRENCn, President BDard
of Police COIamiSS OHeTS, NeiC- York O"H: a..
DEAR -IR: Referring - t.e request made 9y the new
York Association Tor Improving Tue Condition OF the
Poor for meeting of delegation frop its Board OF
Managers with the Commissioners OF Ponce, pes 10 OK
plain as the pur ose of the COMMUNICATION seems To have
been that what the association desires is
to make the exercise OF the powers vested rs u uuo
The part of cJizens OF the ordinances reference to
throwing rubbish and nth nio the streets Inc usIe
gard these ordinances by citizens III al parts U dc
civ alike III Broadway as In The tenement house ais
trcts, undoes largely the labor III c G h
of the stTcesoften ainOst as soon as ,ne "ol ss liz
done We understand tnat strict attention Oy the pnce
eutOgccment OF these ordinances j! natle With
the duty OF your 0icers' ana thI J, Ies.s VIM va
board enforce it. We be- therefore Respectfully 70
bring this mater TO your attention Ia tls way u %
lion of our board with the street Cleaning Department.
in tus and any other measures In llcncOOperdtOn WIN
conduce to the greater cleanliness 81 tne scets Gil
York and comfort and health OF Us lnhaDahls WI.
be received by the association which we represent
Yours respectfully, HOWARD POTTER President
RESOLUTIONS FAYORlNG MR.. ODONNELL'
TO comply with the law providing for Railroad
Commission, as l. l.. Chittenden, president OF the
National Autobiography League, exp eS>ed III. the
majority of the members OF the executive commit
tees OF the Board OF Trade and Transportation ana
of the League, met at the IOoms OF the ioiner or
paulZation Yesterday TO select representative or
the merchants on that Commission. There were
present representing the Board OF Trade and Trans
portatiOn: Ambrose snow 81 ihur3er, Congress
man elect Darwin X. james, a. b. Miller ana VI.
Coffin; National Autobiography Leagne-L i.
ChIttenden, Theodore. I. Tomiinson. Henry \.
NichOls Wilson n. Wolf john w. keogh, James
T. Serrell and X. 7. Gibson. Mr. Chttenden PIE
coded the present alton of resolutions favDrng the
name of Ex-senator John .ODonnell, with few
remarks. Among other things he SAID:
D." We can't stand upon ceremony. These TWO
committees have been called together TO take legal
action upon the nomination OF John ODonnell as
one OF the Railroad Commission, made subsequent
TO the invitation of the Chamber OF Commerce to
attend conference. i he Chamber did not agree
to coincide with our action. The question has been
raised that we ought not TO have acted until there
had been disagreement oil the three bodies FOR
he purpose of complying with the law, anu 10 OBJ
waite all objections, | ofer resolutions which l
think will stand me-
The resolutions stated that in view of dis
agreement of the three bodies named IN the
act the two bodies IN JOINT conference had
agreed to present the name OF Mt. ODonneil TO the
Governor. he resolutions required that copy
should be forwarded TO the Governor aud to Mr.
ODonDel until they were amended by Mr.. Wolf
who suggested that courtesy demanded that a copy
should he sen. also To the Chamber OF Commerce.
When the motion was made TO adopt the TeSolu-
lions by unanimous vote. Henry Nichols threw
bomb shell INTO the meeting by voting No III AL
emphatic tone. He said that he had several reasons
for voting against the resolutions. The most lm-
portant was tn he did not believe that the evident
intent of the law had beer complied with. He
thought that there should have been joint coner
ence first. Then in OF failure TO agree, the law
provided that any the three bodies might select
a representative Thus far there had been no us
agreement because there had been no joint confer
ence TO make a formal selection; hence he would
not vote for the resolutions.
CORN SELLING HIGHER THAN WHEAT.
The grain markets were again excited vas erday,
and there were wide 1uctuation., especially in
corn. he market opened amid he greatest excite
ment. Com for November delivery advanced by
sudden jamps and the efforts to check il by dealers
VINO throw a few thousand bushels the market.