New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-13

Ofthess xpenditurcs the amount OF WV"
orders under $1,000 has averaged over sSV'''" Pc'
ree p.par,msnt comes into market. therefore. al
h..aie purchaser ~ abd and mateTlas ant oashs 20
he m passn 10 fos the oty. well In the quN
N, a, IN prices Of articles parchasrd. the fu ad"an
,ase that belongs Wholesale buyer Of u"qae-tc"ed
TIC evident latent Of the provision 81 the law limiting
~ s"s sr ,h. iS"se EVEN Nv contract AZ pubic lot
tiaa appears to rs, beep disfegarifd Ia many
nslsrs q esiissry ,.ins-. methods trsnsso
A. result N such disregard ard neglect many Of the
operations and purchases Of the Department have ben
eogdget "a al etifasagsnl and unsat,iao,sfy ss
necessary fcr smgf uedcrtasng. e pr,sas gs nar
uents "a tnc City OF New-York-
ABUsrs OF THE oRDtR sysrrN.
TIE Department believed itsef warranted taxing tue
poson that giving sufficient Obedience :" the IA"
fin ordering done upon repairing sewers repair
ing pavemenf- over sewers and trot"n aquednct re-
paifns and completing ~ pubic buildBEs, 40 ORDER
should exceea aaeuni ~ oDo and In oricins supplies
81 almost every knt that Individual ceivery S""nd
eresed tbs hnlt orders have been gwen 'o con-
traess 10 furnish supplies. the aggregate
sn,onnt Of which evident az tho out oons
eably exceed the legal limit aud acquisitions have been
issued uiien during iac pro fczs 81 tbc ~of4 4" e nc
hvey Of ma. tiit % night re 'S or ne ;;,, ~
JUL below tbs icsai limit have been is,n,a
sT.e orders for ns same item Of snpp, delivery
IA Different places argregatnr ~ amount mere than
6.si hi lie rssir. oS ssw ers tbs, or,ers nave over
tapped eseh otoc that on the same sever work has
beer on a. the same tune under two ~ mr orsrs
We in the aonG ~ 0rie = For work ana supplies
tbe pepstmon hs. "a many OF Ne euIeas. Jailed % Aas
si1ieut measures io INFORM lt-eii nom ns 10 'ine oi
ihe s,a. q ,ne market y securing tenders fr9m rc-pc
the hands OF fe~ firms whose pre's were rhrfg
Sas'gn,, ana az, ~. ms.s., p1ire. foF certain
easaes u wofs aud for eorlan glasses 81 supplies
TIE eod supplies werc dnrns irrI isaz snI tue az,
whotn no asvanoe required and cor me
ely from 20 go o per cent -ere Than the marie, prices
bJ The ieiartincnt 81 Charities and Correction and che
N We not aniii ias public attention had been sttraced
Gu the siHg 81 1888 10 Tho excessive ehnhtufu lof
thoes supplies mat the Department discovered that hai
been payiug much ~ thcse two dealers, wno hid
abused iis couhdencs and that ARRANGEMENTS we're made
o. place TIE orders VITA more TRUSTWORTHY ufns; 49,
1hs orders pcea by che same bureau ior pa,otng me
rotunda aud corridors u the County Court House IN ne
which 60 b. dome intescnJy aud economical-y should
have hem given hrm divided uP ~ i've orders
among thru painters from whom no advance estimates
seeSf','ns 10 The testimony ,he painter who did tho
worn uuder trco d~rs had 40 Information con
cernPr ob uut no received by u an orter Tor 'he
/, spp,srs IRON the testimony that the firms among
whom ihis work divided kept ne adequate books
frun Watch could Ia secured Trustworthy RECORD 81 he
anOuni Of labor and material eApthle' "t,ie' =. oa
.er portion Of THE work the only check the Department
fas.rs I'd upon tho accuracy az hours OF lalsor
charged Uf, the loose metofanda made up ny thc
a. me adsmsni Of the Jury. the $500 paid
for The completed lob could under proper o"snss man
The nork Of cleaning ns public bae . .V b unugp
zoe iudgemrnt Of the Jury been done a. ah ekcf'sNs
rae ~ cost The chief Of the Bureau apprffed
any tru.,ror,hy rcport- from watch tho iry
could defcruiHe the exact rate ot cost OF t1s
secured That 81 materially in advance o. the rate
pad nr -iuiw work b, Tho Departn 90, OF Ld9c"llon.
The Post Ofhcc and the custodian of large
buildi - throughout The city.
iHE MANAGEMENT oF TIE DEPARTMENT ~
trustworthy.
The supplies required by the Bureau ~ Streets and
Roads appear 50 have been purcblsed with lack
of business, system aud method. IL has Dot been The
practce The superintendent 81 MS bureau 10 obtain
sny tenders ~ nafr ~ any quotations % the prices ~
which secure the most favorable TERMS the
supple. required in place ~ 10 doing he hss kept his
orders ~ he hands 81 two favored parties upon
The acsurty prices ami deliveries the checks on
che uari ~ The huresn appear have been decidedly IN
adequate 90 this brau. IN others the Department
hns npado practice the recipient ~ the
orders class dealers who 10 many cases 10 npt pos,
sess the iaciics for whoc4e Operations, "uo 90 moi
iank wiln nf-'l.s' nI,s a." s ~, t ~, Sn ne
city Too fet thnt large portion ~ the dealers en-
twing enc advantage Of large u'n'acu1n- ~lt1 the
t,e',,s s ,re n.ual With reputable nrus and which
could h referred o. in examining ino cn,cshs the pu
cbascs of ue Department rcue u grivey upon ibe ~
noes iuin.uf - tlc department and makes 20 difficult
vcnt
EXCESSIVE CHARGES TO crrzYNs
The order. FOR restoIiHg pavement ETC. over openings
for sever Croon connections have for some years
been rarcd with contractor the same 20 whom nave
been ten che orders fof all the repairs Of sewers not
done directly by the Department And II does not APP
near ina. ANY tenders have been invited from other
parties during ISL, 1852 aud 1888
The amount paid ~ the Department for the work was
an 1891 nearly $4,000, IN 1852, SZ7OOOi In 1883
$4,000.
the charge. made by the Department to the citizens
through the plumbers follows: For repairs over
new connections $40; for repairs over repairs 10
sewer connections 81. FOR repairs Groom
pefious SB rcpas repairs o. new Croton con
The entire business making these rcsoratons has
done under series OF orders renewed as required
and amounting each less than $1,000. To the con
tractor allowed the following charges;
Replacing connectons 50 Increased in
isss from o. spsSeT S Sss' c e' conn ION. % re-
placing repairs ouew CToton connections - 90 In
The amount received by the city during 1883 from the
charges 10 citizens Wa $40, $50.
the plumbers and the chaiges allowed the contractor II
absorbed ga the wages u Tie inspectors no are dciaded
Of the sand usd 80 that at the close Of the year the
Isells ana 1A e m r Of he oo fh,t fbe cost Of
doing ths work the amount Of consequent charges to
citizens could uDder GOOD business management aud II
teasrs ion 10 were invited from year 10 year from
sy0asibo contractors be reduced al least one third
LOOSE SUPERVISION AND FAvomIIsM.
There aprears 10 have been Of supervision
on the ps of the department Of the work done by the
contractors On orders Tor sewer repairs Inc esu-
inory secured appears 10 us 10 warrant the conclusion
thar IN certain the lines % trade with which the de-
parimcnt has business leading aud reputable houses
have become that oouI etton their part
useless The regulations and nethods Of the department
which have procured such result have. the Jury.is
convinced caused little detriment 10 the interests Of
the city The department has Ia a large extent neces
sariy depended upon the records OF the contractor a. 10
the number Of hours OF labor Tor which the city was
charged aud 10 does not appear 20 .the jury that these
o. have been kept in such manner as TO prove
vouchers Tor such chaigcs.
seems To- essential. and therefore recommend,
that purchases orders should be made by the
department Of material Of supplies which u Is pratt
cable by advertising aud public letting Where
the immediate requirement 81 the department tor any