New-York tribune., 1890-01-26

Third class So miles. equal to 1,144 900 square
wards, to he cleaned twice a week. ,oo .
Fourth class, "A miles, equal 10 4-''foo of"'''
yards tn be cleaned when found necessary.
Cartmen follow the strcet-cleancrs as soon AZ
practice bic. gather the collected refuse lia,rli"'
into carts and remove it to the dumping poarus.
The third kind OF work 10 be performed Is the
final disposition of the refuse namely rcihot s hs
il by boats to the dumping GROUNDS aI sc9. n nc
department is further charged with the duty Vi
providing for the disposition of all the asheS' gar
bapp and rubbish that may he rcccNc' I,om
steamtug. steamboat or other vessel IL the mar
bor Three scows are constantly employed III tius
special service ,., a., 10
The fourth and last class of work which the de,
partment is required to perform Is t4e rel4Nal o'
snow and ice from the leading H.
This work becomes necessary when snow mas l,eii
Ia the extent that the regular routine Work "i
sweeping must be suspended. Inc amount OF OF
such work depends entirely upon Ile Mms'r rpa W.
time a snowfall continues and It's seNerlN' i ne
removal of snow in 1887 cost only 81 3,ooo Whe
in 1888. blizzard year, the expenditures Tor tha'
purpose were over S44,OOo. -, ,.
The stock and apparatus used oS the uepaiE
mont in 1sss the report for $50 Is not Yet h'uo
upl in sweeping the streets and collecllng, tnc
ashes and garbage in the territory nor'h OF touII
tecnth-st and in dispOsing OF all thc hla'ellai
collected throughout the city, consisted ol '1o
horses 359 carts, 40 sweeping machines, ~ spilhh-
ling carts, 3 -ploughs, ,ugpqa'S ritof,. aIG
undcr contract till April 80. 1889, the plant CON
sisten of Is sweeping machines, watering carts,
and from l3j TO 1870 horses and carts ior TIE COL
lection OF street ulrl, aSlltS anu E'i''-''
WORKING FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
The whole working force of the department can
be placed al 800 in round numbers The personnel
of tho departmcnt consists of the Commissioner,
Horace Loomis. at So 900 n year; the Deputy
commissioner William Roberts, al $1,000; the
chief clcrk. Richard W IIorncr AT $500: eight
other clerks. at 5000 To 81 800; two messengers
at 5000 and $500. The active working force
One superintendent. at $500: one a>ssl,nI su-
at
cnts at 81 800; twcntycisht iorchci, llI'N as
sistant iOrcmcn. one superintendent "l luES anu
,coVs two captains of tucs. two pllols, TWO eh-l-
necrs two assistant engineers. four ircncn lour
deck hands, two stewards. twenty-thIcc captains
of scoNs. eighteen lump Inspectors, clshtcen as
sistant dump inspectors, one superintendent vi
s,n blcs one clerk at stables, seven mechanics,
twenty-five laborcrs, hostcrs, etc. one time col
lector. , i, o.o,,blo
Ioil,, al a m during the summer season ana al
: a. III. i'll the winter. provided with hand-oroohls
hoes and, when necessary, picks ana Proceea
with their work according u the directions ol
the foreman until the days labor Is COM
plctcd But in streets having good pave
mcnts and where sweeping machines have peGh
used during the night. the laborcrs have merely
to gather the swccpngs into heaps for removal
by the carts. which follow IN their wake. inc
mileage of streets swept in lss2, the first year
of the department, was 23,oOu. Last year u was
more than double that
For the collection of ashes and garbage the city
is divided into ash routes. which are epi' oN'I
dents are informed of the time for coll"ction ny
the distribution Of time schedules. verbally nv
the foreman and his assistant IN earh Precln,u'
and hy the officers of the Board OF icalth. nc
osh-m work from ahout the middle limo OF the
city eastward and westward. toward the rivers
thus relieving the great thoroughfnreS of nc nm
slightly membranes at an early hour, and before
the business ~ the day has been foirly begun.
and on each trip shortening the hauling distance
10 the dumps The men engaged In ms W2rk
are retained the same routes, 80 uat H,N
81. .1.s fIfrr
extent Of each mans route Is so determined rs 10
make fair dav's work. In December n"flc"
like this sent 70 the residents Of every pre-
cinct in the city.
INFORMATION FOR HoUSTUorpFHS.
No'co N housohoder- ~ the N'nctc'nh Polio" Fr"-
cincton and af'.r January / ashes and r'rh'c' "'.
Doe removed hy DAY between 'ho hours "' o. In' ana
p. m. in the nineteenth police Precinct F"nrt "ntn l"
Fortv-socoud st. from Fourth Syth avo). acc rt!nf
~ the following schedule T., daily collect tou-t 20 10
a m. Broadva. Nldi-on Ff'h AID sixth ar"' -Four
tceuth Tvcn't third Thrtyfourh and lor''-''"iH ''-
q 10 10 a. m cross streets between Fourth and Ihth
ayes except Foult.sn'h Twonty-thIrd. Tlry' 'h ana
Forty-scroud s'..; 90 D. m cross streets. tween
rnh and Sixth avo-. except Fourteenth. T""''5''"fd
ThIrtv-fo4rih and Tortv-'rYud st-t ~ o. u cross
streets, between sixth aud seventh av's except -Four
,onth To,nt,.uurd Thry.tui'h and rorty -e.o'd -
Put out receptacle, a. tho earlier hour and no' bio'
Collection, on al fciry street. bte'"n and a. 20.
Sections - and 9G ~ thc sanitary CD" dr. ct-
T. That suitable and sufficient uortablo roc'p'a'l"'
shall D. provided.
.. Tina, such rocepacles shall not be n'd within four
= inches - tlc top
g. rh,, such receptacle, shall NOT b. placed or r'r
nit,,d TO remain oh t, op.n -d.naK between me curb
and the are, or stoo4 in'.'
l. That such receptacle. shall Doc pac 4 " within and
between tho -,.op or area nc and tAc ho1-" i'n"."
3 TIA, 40 person ,>.ept cmroy"- Z ue Department
of s,r.t Cleaning shall interfere Herewith ~ with ue
The trouhc with all Ncv-Yorl, is that people
will not take tine pains 10 have their ash-harrcls
set ont ~ the proper time. Too often ihct are
nut on the sidewalk hours after the carts hayG
passed and there they are allowed 20 stand all
day an eyc-Sorc T." the community. over l.o'o.-
600 tons Of ashes are produced in Ncw-l orl every
day
IF You DON'T LIKE 1T. MAKE \ COMPLAINT.
II Commissioner Loomis does not sweep clean,
hold Mayor Grant responsible The Mayor says
d" found this man and I'm going 10 have the
credit of IT. All ri,ht Here are few sng-
pcstion, for persons who not satisfied with Alr.
Loomiss administration of affairs:
When garbage regularly and properly
collected. Writ 10 the Department oi street Cleaning
when hols,hodcrs u.s. improper or insufficient rccep
tocs parlagc fa the Sidewalk and into
| the gutter write TO the Board ~ Health.
recepsclc for a-h, and garbage arc found on the
oI.n sidewalk between tie curb and te stoop or ara limo
write . tho Board u H. aith
people make practice of throwing or sweeping
refuse any street. write 70 the Board Of
! Health and the Department Of Police.
When a-hncn neglect their cart covers md ash
dust t. blown scattered on the street. write to the De
! partm,nt street G. aiming.
When street dirty from the accuuuatons ~ refuse
from general tranc. write 70 the Department Of street
| Cleaning.
When the street cleaners a cnrccs, and
inefficient manner and neglect 70 sprinkle ho street before
sweeping when sprnlng f. necessary. write to the De
partu,nt Of Street Cleaning.
when the roadvays cutters obsttuccd unncc"s-
-sry building other material write to the Depart
mcnt Public Works
When cui,crts cosged. write the Department Of
! Public Works.
When dead animals lie the stIcct-hor-cs dogs. etc
call the attention Of the officer post the fact Also
writ. to the Beard Of Health.
SNOW and ic, removed from cros-wnt, and
the opening, into ctlSctt,. the Department
Street Cleaning.
When householder, NEGLECT remove and from
the and gutter front Of their premises. within