New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-20
MR.. BEATTIE TESTIFlES.
WHAT HE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT CLEANING
STREETS.
rur rASsErT cOMMITTEE GETS THE BENEFIT

THE FAssErT COMMITTEE GETS THE BENEFIT
OF HIS IGNORANCE.
HANG Bratte the street Cleaning Commissioner
rode moor showing yesterday in the testimony which
no psve before the State senate Committee HIS
testimony in MS defence as the street cleaning
Commissioner upon par with what nc mas
,ono sinoc he has occupied his prcSchb o'oe'>
Throughout the entire investigation the COMMISSIONER
,ros extremely nervous lie twisted his lonS legs
ov.r each other and pulled hard at his mxuriah'
unstache when he at loss for an answer 20
one of Mr. Ivns's questions. Commissioner Bea''tle
did not appear in the courtroom uh'u nearly 4
o'clock the hour at which the committee has usually
taken a recess for luncheon. Senator fasse't od hot
seem 10 he hungry then and lie decided Ia continue
the examination until 2:3O and then ADJOURN uil'4i
TEXT Monday.
one Of the first questions winch MI IHs ">h0i
~ Commissioner Beatte was;
Uave Won succeeded in keeping the streets entirely
cleanl"
To this question the recently admitted member OF
Tammany Hall made an evaslNe answer. lie at
tempted 10 20 INTO LONG explanation which was
Intended to show why lie had not Kept the streets
clean lie dia say That he mad considerable expert
enoe in handling large bodies of men before Mayor
Grant appointed him 10 the Office which he has
not filed at ali satisfactorily. Mr. Bc'itues only
Office that ever placed him AT the hch OF any
Lumber OF men that OF surveyor oil inc I"r wheh
and those who called there Tor information III a
manner equal 10 that OF u longshoFeilaI.
After considerable hesitation and los, of time,
which was pretty well Occlped by the Commissioner
In crossing one leg over The other as many Is a
dozen times, he sail in bmterng tone that he
.ould clean the streets better If he had larger ap-
propriation He said that his allowance for the
last Quarter the year was Slp1UUO less than the
AMOUNT which his predecessor had To- spend in the
same time This was owing 10 the cXtrav1aSncc Of
his predecessor in the first quarter Of the year When
he first went INTO the department he foIrd that tho
city for street cleaning purposes waN divided into
districts similar 10 the police precincts lie thought
that some OF the districts too large for the fore
men IN charge them, 80 lie red,trctcd
the city. and lie mad given places to
half a dozen additional fogcmen. II Will be re
nembered perhaps that while the Commissioner WAS
WORKING upon his maps preparatory TO IedI>rctug the
city the streets practically allowed 10 take cllV
81 themselves.
In answer 10 a question lie said that lie beloved in
government by party. and Ae admitted that Mayor
Grant and TaalAaHy Han wcHc lVaponS.0Ie for tho
present. uuclcanly condition Of the streets This "as
mainly due to the dsp.op 5rtonate expenditures OF VIZ:
LOOMS who was Mayor Grants street Cleaning Com
missioner last spring lie responsible Tor tie d.,
proportiOnate expenditure o. the none, which VS.
appropriated for the H., 81 This department. ihe
MAYOR Nj Beattc then admitted, was responsible ioi
he dirty streets
HIS only standard OF cleannc,, W. the removal q
the ash and garbage barrels. When Icy were all r.
moved. and 10 complaints wegc made that they were
not it was practically settled that The work Of A!> de-
p4rtIncut was performed sat>,ayt.I!y lie tAoiSht
That the aslc, were all taken up This va, the main
part Of 9,r Bcatcs direct testimony. but Throughout
the entire examination he seemed to Be III al ease AID
waiting FOR al opportunity 10 defend himself AID t-c
organization vi which he became member sAoluF 'v
fore lie received hi, appointment 10 the oi'cc ~lAcA
lie now holds. before Tie adjournment ~ t.e
hearing Nj. Beatt.e alta upon the now
papers which he said that Do0'dy oIt,lie Of t""''
who intimately acquainted with Ia depaI'i-'-'
appreciate 4.iiCNlt4cs the Slltrt
nc Commissioner had 70 iacc.
The early part u yesterday, session was ue' ''.1
- giving Fire Commissioner Puro5 oHa4ce - d'Af
OF the statement which had been maze d. ilt'
George Wood % The NlnerazcI Rubber 'iv ~
which WeNe gwen The stand Oh lANis"'!f. ~
Commissioner LAD with Inn tho stcuoerapAcl r'poE
took PIE. But these minutes did lot explain away
The advertisement for patented articles. the contract To
furnish which could be tLej By one ifA OA'S' ~
PurrOy was called ~ tie stand al MY own Request
After he had testified j. Elliott smith. the suPcEIb
terdent Of the fire alarm telegraph system al nr heAil
quarters, His testimony mercy. sIio"to
ment, and their duties The other "iursses .sueu
Peter SeeIy, the inspector I'D charge ~ t"c uTrA
Thomas j. BrGdy, TIE superintendent Oh me AuiVd" %
Inspection of buildings, Who Wa lr'd.4ed. 49,. ~,
NJ. secIy's testimony Wa uiINpo!tu MI iHc thy
Marshal explained what Ms cuue' ar ana nc sal
tl,t iu the last year there ONLY twenty sN mr.
lrhjc. could really be Cl4sse! J. IHccudarF. Regard
Ing the character OF Jacob Frank, Assistant FF Mar
shall he said that hc had gwen him an opportunity 70
deny the allegations which had been mad aeA.st us
Iorestv and n. had done 80 satisfactorily. Tie in
vc-tisat!on viii continue Monday and Tuc-day Of
next week.