New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-30
WHY THE STREETS ARE DIRTY
r.,v.xv,s HINT OR SPoILS TIE CAUSE
,,.>-, uppoPE TIE SENATE COMMITTEE
on uITIES-TuRNlNG VA"fANlo
INTO VOTERS.

on UTIEs-TURNING VAGRANIS
INTO VOTERS.
S,.,o Senator Francis Hendricks, OF syracuse lo
,prned Yesterday to his place a' chairman on
S,,te senate Committee or CITIES ana pi' ,.o
clio session of the committee III It's "No''7 =.
,h. various New York departments senator ,,o
". tI. ,o attend the meeting and senator ie"
,ricts will continue to preside DURING '"0 ~
This week AZ previously announced 'nc 1
800 with the street Cleaning Departiheh, anu
.i.hed lie work there commissioner he'.'V,
whom the citizens OF New York now ''"'H' '
IN the faint hope that the snow VIII pc ''o". s
80 :, has bcen turned into Slush compi''eN' wa
In IN, court room where the committee met ''r"'
altogether indifferent to The publc o''no'' .
g., ,,i,,o.s ca-,cd lN William VI. WINS WaS
- n Moore a foreman in the department. LINZ
go. ono else who is employed there JIG -
,rammanv Hall Demo, rat lie was dPPo' ",.,,
NJ Ioomis afr seeing Edward T. Hasi'' NV 49,
District leader. lie was indorSed DN ~, .,
whose name appears on oohsloer'o'o III .,ar
,apers extolllng the particular virtues VI . sido
C Moore is in charge of a downtown h"s' ~
Sie,,ic- This is probably one of the oir'eNV ,.,
=, "a. oi,v and the witness declared llat "''''
.,, mon urder hiS ne kept 1t o""'''
Tho mon he said. very enthuNlaN"o wv ,
work and frequently worked over uh'o' " or,,.
w,s their pride in keeping the streets cie',' NILE
r,ouncement sent an audible ripple Oh la"s"
his mustache and blushed slightly. lie I''"r, ,o.
red himself into COMMISSIONS Beattes oau srH'o
bv insisting that twelve men are sn'n''e"' - -'
this district clean ..o,ior could
After seeing that no satisfactory Information 'ou's
no gotten ont of Moore Mr.. Wins lei him 90 Anu
rallied for the next witness Daniel NJ. simpson, W."
,iso is emnloved as foreman. lie l. announcer '"''
m.nv Hall man that obtained a place by merely
nsslnc an examination lie SAID lie ""u'V" Vii,
clerk. but obtained his present place from VIZ W,
His fitness for handling bodies OF men came n,
having once been a clerk to lumberInan' lh'N WIZ
ness was also painfully unsatisfactory cN'eP d" P 1
pc the kind OF men Commissioner bed'''p "'
In have charge OF the work Of cleaning the NH'c'S'
Tho next witness was an old Ofcehoider' one WIZ
ha, lived on the city in variouS 'dpa''oo' W. s'.
years lie was Michael H. Whalcr the 'nper'h'en"c.'
NJ the department. lie has been member VI '''
fire Department. city marshal cNciNe ">Po''',
Inspector Of public buildings nleh' inspector ~
customs .uno~,ptcndcnt OF The large ofh'c an"
dock master, besides holding Ms present pa"
considerable interest was created by the witness De
taIin- how lie managed to hold 80 many pa't' az"
ro,r he MANAGED - leave each Of them. In Ms
testimony Wha!en declared that he Inspected one nan
Of the city each day. besides STAYING 'ohSuerapc
,i,,o daily i'm his Office. lie said that he went oNC
the ground with a horse and wagon Nheh !" VIZ
demonstrated ha: ~ would have 10 tiaVcl about r."
miles each day. the witness was HtIc D' aed>'o"
st The al,,u9i;ty o: his testimony. 1t was
finally demonstrated ti@I Ire I"aIN udNe"o" oNo' "''
sixteen milc> each day.
pr,fos.or Ctgl,,, f. Chandler o! the Nchoo! Of Mines
q. Columbia C,up:, appeared and cave ,onc exceed
jnclv interesting testimony on street ctahhs' ne
could tell from practical experience now simple me
problem is Of olution if it only gone about ~ Inc
right way The trouble the political interference
with ~, dcpa mont which vented il being run on
,5o,oD.h h:,iac~, basis The present system he de
,Iared TO be . c,:crllt system. Ii was HE the ola
,olun;ccr .-c department and police service INC
streets can never be kept clean under IT, nc ">'cfo
Prof ,s,or Chandler explained how oneqnaI"r Oh mic
Of street WI, Kept clean for go month inns =
helm. dom by . number of proper; v-owncrS uptown
He thought that the .ame system could be "ppcl III
general. \ would be put in charge "i Il
cartain district and individually held responsible Tor
lceninr il clean 1t was figured o4t that his plan
would cost only II .0o7 900. taking commissioner
Bc,t,e's estimates for several item, in the expenses
commissioner Beattic wants S2.179oo0 to clean Inc
streets according t. his block" system
Arc. the recess for luncheon. tie Department OF
Charlie, and Correction taken mp win
President Porter a. witness lie was asked
regarding the separation Of the prisoners VINO are
under the charge OF this department pyeNl a ro'.
criminal. lie knew of one di1nRaln Whom ne wa,
glad to have dine with hm-a man WI" woula sc
into the gutter half hour afer he wa discharged
The Commissioner thought that there Ought 10 u
longer terms OF imprisonment Naeran'' am 'iio n
arrested for abandonment are discharged Joy the con
sent of two Commissioners. The police Justice %h,
commit them sign appeals for their relief hrNt. in
Commissioners simply accept this a an evidence una
The Justice has reviewed the case ana has ioui'
,,rouTds ON which hr could sign the appeal
Are there not 100 per cent more diN hsrecN ID li
month % october than there are in any other m"h'h
asked Mr.. WINS. ., .,, n,
Yes. / suppose 50; YOU aud understand that Nj
WINS" the reply. 49,, . . 49,. H., A,
mon who make the appropriations that Keep thci
thee - -, -
The committee will meet this morning az ~ -
wien the inquiry INFO IN" Department Of Charlie
and Correction will be continued.