New-York tribune., 1890-01-26

turned contractor; that is he had supieo Ino ?on'
and was making about SO day ny Vle 1,hor
without ever doing lick OF work hliilscll' IN H.
trnmers were doing likewise III opcIIcu VI VI, :
Coleman's eyes and he took TO letting lhc con
tracts In few years the SiJOOO expense lor ,Ili,-
ming was not only wiped out, DuI thcrc ""o "
balance on the other side of the ledger amount
inc 10 several thousand dollars. In 1855 uhe
DEPARTMENT received a revenue Ol S-f''V' @ hVi'
the trimming of scOwS, and on December - co.
the day Mr. COcmans resignation was uci'l",i' ~
contract was entered into with giuseppe L@prola'
bv which he agrees 10 pay the department. > 20
a week. or $4,000 year. Tor the prlNfaleSc a
of doing the trimming, and having What . nc MIS- NJ
in the refuse. Thus in this matter aionc ~ w
Coleman has saved the department over Sl-o,Vp'
Il year One of Mr. Colcman's latest recommends
tons TO the Mayor was this: ..
The divisions OF authority and responsibility III I',V
o the streets are perpexng aud often absurd ana IL mas
sometimes bapDcncd in my experience that oven omcaS
themselves been puzzled and have crred a. u V
proper reference made with view to securing ehe
remedy for an existing evil -
10 is very evident that remedial legislation mas pc'o
noccssity IL is not my desire TO interfere with ue
prerogatycs OF any other branch OF the city eo'er
hut vet IL IL my nvicton which an experience OIL eSo
voar I'm administering the affairs OF this Department has
fully maturcd the public welfare dcinandS te con-
ccntraon OF all matters pertaining to the condition OF
the streets bureau or department uhuer ono re
sronsiLe and accountable officer. Therefore. would
recommend that either the present department Oi
Cleaning be abolished and made bureau
=, tho Dcp,rtucnt Of Public Works or
tina Roard Of Health that the scope OF its
dt, and RESPONSIBILITIES be enlarged and extended so as
70 include I'm it, jurisdiction all matters apperahhg !"
,lcan well kept and unobstructed streets
CHIEF CLERK HORNEKS METHODS.
Chief Clerk Horncr's systematic method OF
l,ccping the department accounts has long been
,bo talk of official circles. One of the most
interesting features is the plan of making out
the daily rcports Of work done in the several
prcciucts, so that the commissioner or the IN
spcctors may see at glance which streets have
becn swcpt. and when they were swept a map
of the city is prepared. showing every district
prccinct and street, and aS the reports OF each
foreman for each day received at the oilice
y clerk colors on the map the streets cleaned
Those cleaned on Monday are colored Diuc'
tbosr cleaned Tuesday are yellow
| on Wednesday brown, on thursday or"neG'
! AN Friday gIccn, on saturday red,
an Sunday chocolate fresh map Is used
cach succeeding day, beginning with Monday so
that seven are used in the week. Should the
commissioner in looking over these maps see an
uncolorcd street. he knows at n glance that
such street has not been cleaned, and an lnVestl-
cation is started al once. . =, ,.
Mr. IIorncr has been invaluable to the depart
mont and Mr. Iooms would like to keep hlm
in his present capacity, but n lew months ago
the g. lcf clerk was admitted 10 the bar, ana III
a few weeks he will probably resign IN order
10 begin the active practice oi his profession