New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-03
INVESTIGATING STREET CLEANING.
WORK OF THE ALDERMEN's COMMITTEE-CHARGEs
MADE AND DENIED.

WORK OF TIE ALDERNEN's COMMITTEE-CHARGEs
MADE AND DENIED.
The Committee on Street Cleaning Of the Board
of Aldermen con lnued yesterday the investigation
of the charges against the Street Cleaning Depart
ment Benjamin " adrOn testified that he haG paid
500 for ashes and astreet DIRT received from that
Departnsnt fer filling warrant lots at ODe-hundTed-
and third-st. and First-aye lie made "A contract
with FOren an G.. &. DOOley, but he refused 10 DO
any more filing until he got sword from Mr. Cole
man. lie then went 10 Mr. Coemaus Office, and
finding thai he could not get receipt declined To
pay any more money. He was told by friends that
1t was better not TO pay money unless he got re-
eelpt. He then ordered the Inspector to stop filling
Ia his lots. Alderman Edward Duiy asked tine
witness if any had offered him > 90 TO come
before the committee aud testify. NaldrOn replied
thai a man &c whom be introduced at the city
Hall as Alderman Duffy had told HIM that he could
recover his 800 if he came down before the com-
mittee and testified. MI Duly asked him If that
person was present. The witness first said that his
QuestOner was the man, but on prompt denial by
Mr. Duffy admitted that he might be mistaken
John OBrien of No. $40 East One-huEdred- and
twenty frs-st., a coal merchant said that ia 1850
he paid money to the Street Cleaning Department
for filling sunken lots on the norh side OF One hun
dred- and th-st., east OF Ihirdave. The fill
inCs consisted of ashes street sweeplngs dead cats
and goats Laughter The lots were iilled 10 a
certain depth and then Foreman Dooley declined to
allow any more filling TO be done by the employees
of the Department. lie complained to MI Coleman
and the latter sent for DOOey and directed hun to
complete the filling to the satisfaction Of Mr.
800. DOOley caused about six inches more oil
street dirt % be placed the lots and declined to
allow any more to he dumped there.
NJ. j. Morrison. chief cle,k OF the street Cleaning
DeLartment testified that there no truth III the
statement of John A. Butler. alleged to have been
made before the committee at the last hearing that
be lMorrson had received 500 from benjamin
Radrun for filing In certain lots and fused to
give a receipt therefor. Mr.. Morrison denied that
Ee had ever accepted money for the Department
and refused TO give receipt therefor. The trans
action referred to took place about one year and
half ago lie did not give receipt at the time be-
Hp as
authorized by Mr.. Coleman to receive money for
filling in lots, and once mouth he made report
~ tho Commissioner under oath OF the moneys re-
ceived. go
There were submitted to the committee two COM
nunicatons we'd by Mr.. Morrison. One.was from
benjamin. Waldron denying that ne had ever paid
70 Mr. Morrison any money for which ne ala net hold
bss receipt. The other from John A. butter de,
nying that he had testified that Mr. Waloron had
paid 500 to Sir. Morrison for hllng 10 ITts ior
which receipt had been refused him. lie also DC
pied that tho Commissioner instructed him 10 col
lect money from people for filling IN lots, ana as
serted that what he did say was that he was d.
rected TO collect the money due from Mr. Waldron.