The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-03

Two OF His Drivers Locked Up for Sweep.
Ing the Streets Without SprlnkIing Then.

Two OF His Drivers Locked Up for Sweep.
Ing the Streets Without SprinkIing Them.
Street Cleaning Commissioner Brennan stood
guard over two street sweeping machines for
about one and a half hours on Tuesday night.
The drivers had been arrested for using the
machines before the street had been sprinkled.
thereby creating cloud Of dust that provoked
many complaints from citizens. The story OF
the Commissioners vigil was related by him
self in reply to letter from Public Works
Commissioner Gilroy. who forwarded to him
the substance of u complaint made by a citi-
zen that water WAS being used upon the
streets in spite OF the fact that it is very scarce.
In his reply Mr.. Brennan said that he stopped
the use Of water for sprinkling purposes when
and that he, finds it dflcult to please ;t every
one. Then he says:
az S on nd t that
ali night: ibis was about iO:45 i. N. / had to to
Hnti iaio this H. Until drivers s Wsra pre,s
cured. from the stables at Seventeenth street
the staG"s While driving luther up Tow town Z
discovered that the machines working on
n s%| styss s a Ana @
near Ninth avenue. We're having trouble with
the citizens tor tho same reason. This was
May ask you II you can assist me In this
matter. MS find 1t impossible to proceed with:
out inc use ol WEter! VIII DO us economical
as possible with the use OF it,"
in his reply Commissioner Glroy said
Great Ms my desire Is to aid You In every
possible way in tho performance Of your labo-
rous and difficult duties and In your end eav0r
to meet the public demands and comfort in
respect thereto. l am compelled by force Of
to ahss to As and a.
water supply ut its sources In the Croton water
shed Is still considerably below the demands
for domestic and business uses. the preservH-
ton Of the. public health and security
the annual practice and rule to stop
the use of water from the tre hSdrants except
for cNtinguishing. fires. on tho advent of win
ter. on account uf the danger OF the water In
the hydrnnts freezing and rendering them nm
s'rViccabie in the emergency Of u Tire. and on
the streets freezing and making them danger
Gus to public travel In such cases arising
from the use OF the water from the hydrants
for puhlic purposes. the city would bs liable
f2r all the damages through accidents caused
thereby
people OF this city will Isar with PATIENCE the
little annoyance caused by dust from sweeping
the streets without sprinkling. and I bog Il,
assure you TINT Will he ready ut any time to
acknowledge that such small annoyance and
discomfort are CAUSED by the prohibition OH
The part OF this DEPARTMENT Of the use Of the
hIe hydrants for drawing water for sprinklinG
purposes, and that as soon as the Conditions
ofthe water supply and the season or tempera-
ture will admit, the privilege OF taking water
from the fire hydrants for sprinkling In con-
neCGtion With street cleaning will be restored"
sweeping Of streets be, confined to the hours OF
darkness after IL o'clock at night when the
people for the most part are not on the atreeis
ana when the windows OF buildings are closed.