New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-26
COMlfISSIONER BETTE REAPPEARS
MAKING A REPORT OF HIS WORK FOR THE LAST
THREE MONTHS

MAKING A REPORT OF HIS WORK FOR THE LAST
THREE MONTHS.
street Cleaning Commissioner Bcattic reappeared
Yesterday after the smoke Of the struggle with the en-
ploycs Of his department had cleared away. lie made
a pr,tcnCc Of being extremely angry because OF inc
published reports in the morning papers that he coui
not be found on Thursday and he pulled bis long
mustache savagely while he explained mat ne was OUT
looking after the department affairs
The occasion Of this return 10 the world a. street
Cleaning Commissioner ~ celebrated by hng report
Of his dolngs rs Commissioner IN tho second quarter
Of the year lie conpare, It IN tho matter OF expenses
with the work II his predecessor. Looms, nnd s'"
that he spent s20sl4 10 less than that unhappy o'a
did lie also declares that lie swept 1878 miles oil
streets In thre months whilo IN the previous three
months only l27so miles swept. This is all
interesting announcement for those who cannot see
that one half Of this work wa done Then ne credits
himself with saving Of Slo.2OO Od In what ne terms
fual Opposition the first thrro months OF ue
year. NcAt comes reduction Of 3lo'-4l ~ III cart
lng and "a gain $500 = IN the trimming cohtIn' 10
| j., made Against these savings he admits eXpcndin-
$40 I26 30 for improvements against one third OF mat
sim paid ont by Looms. and cost Of $1,000 u Tor
syc, ping against Sl2.370 / for the same time ms
ncrca.e ne charges large addition In his force
while ms men who struck told an entirely different
story.
Kggdpilg the ~trlhc, commissioner itilt4c lNt'
say, that there employment FOR number OF l'hcart
driver, at tn, rate which they mare been paid heIr"
/ t.rc =. a day. The Deputy ConmiN' ion"r vas IN
,trlct,d by him 10 tell The men that they had t',
,ptl1u II working hall time or having the services oi
one half OF the men discontinued. ms ne says tiSN
first agreed and then refused 10 abide by The
Cumml-> oucr adds postscript "a his report saying
that representative OF the department cart drivers
called upOn him at the Hoffman House on THURSDAY
night and the Interview resulted IN settlement of TIE
strike. and out 81 ninety I've drivers eighty IN Vent
10 work al . 80 o'clock yesterday morning Inc
total conducting tie department for the last
four month, %3I1 .523 G}.
The striker, only curn~l TO work wien il lad
been couciG~lvcly proved that the appropriation i'r
cleaning the streets had been reduced by the cN
! tlAvagluce Of Commissioner NcatLc, Who. tn. men
say. has been experimenting with patent street elem
| ing machines. That until a appropriation is nude
/ the men Will have To be content WIFE half time aun
| pay and the public with half clc1ncd-Si<et~. Mean
! while the commissioners paper chIs"i~ VIII nave
chance 10 arrest Italian raspcker'. but VII not 3e
alb" u arrest the rapid accumulation II NM IN tlc
| streets, several assault, were made yesterday 10y
,ts.k whose places filled by non union drivers
AZ a meeting Of the Building Trades CartmcnS J mon
! Yesterday. strikes weN, ordered Wherever no. union
! Catmcn are employed IN TIL, city. II was also IT
| solved not to handle any nol-uulOn brick.