New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-15
4 MENACE TO PUBLIC HEALTH.
THAT'S WHAT THE STREETS ARE NOW
MAYOR GRANT SAID TO BE LOOKING FOR A
SUCCESSOR TO BEATTIE.

MAYOR GRANT SAID TO BE LOOKING FOR A
SUCCESSOR TO BEATTIE
who is 10 be Ham s. Beattie's successor as Com
missioner OF Street Cleaning This question was ofeh
osled about tho City Hall yesterday, but nooody
seemed 10 be able 30 dive satisfactory answer. INC
only definite thing about that hnmbuzglng concern
called the streetCleaning Department was that "r.
peatte's official days are numbered. If he does noo
resign he will be removed.
Mayor Grant had a telegram from Dir. Beatfie lying
ON the table before him yesterday morning. The
Mayor would not exhibit IT, but he said that IL came
from Buffalo at 80 on Sunday morning, and contained
the information that Beattie would be back In New
York to-day. The Mayor reticen. when asked what
else there was in the telegram 10 Is believed, how
ever that the Street Cleaning Commissioners esig-
nation will be placed in the Mayors hands to-day or
will be presented before the Board of Estimate meets at
10 80 a. m. tomorrow. Deputy Commissioner Dalton
had conference with Mr. Grant at the City Hall yes
terday morning lTe may DO asked TO act as Commits
soner until Mr. Beattes successor Is determined upon
The special subject for the consideration Of the
Board OF Estimate tomorrow Is Commissioner Besties
application for transfer Of $4,000 TO his account
for carting' The appropriation allowed him on
December 81 for the year 1901 was 81 56425O, an In
crease Of $4,000 over 1890 and $l34,oO0 more than
Commissioner James S. Coleman asked 10 put tho
streets in superb condition. When tho 1901 appro-
piaton granted Beatte expressly agreed to clean
the streets or resign.
81 promise without reserve" was his reply to the
Mayors question, II this sum is granted you, VIII
you clean the streets resign ~
"when may we expect clean streets, then7' was
Mr.. Grants next inquiry
"Within week. SIR Beattie answered, dramatically
noulshing his long mustachlos in the afr.
President Barker, of the Department Of Taxes and
Assessments had an interview with the Mayor yester
day. Mr.. Barker is member Of the Board OF Esti-
mate and has refused vote for any further allow
ances for the StreetClearlng Department under Its
present management. He has been devoting his per
sonal attention to street cleaning this summer and
makes It secret that he regards the present state Of
the citys thorOughfares mOnstrous disgrace Presi-
dent Wilson, of the Health Board had protracted
talk with the Mayor yesterday. lie reported that he
had sent ont thirty inspectors early yesterday morning
to investigate the state Of the streets. Tey wcro to
inspect 100 miles of Streets and their report IL expected
TO be ready lay before the Board of Estimate to-
morrow Mr.. Wilson said that the August report from
inspectors In the thityone sanitary districts Of the
city showed that all but three districts were in bad
condition al consider the present condition Of the
streets Of NewYoro Mr.. Wilson sald after his inter
view with the Mayor, menace 10 the public health
Mr. Beattie may put on a bold front and attend the
Board OF Estimate meeting tomorrow. II he under
takes defense Of his administration President Barker
1t Is said has questions ready for him which Will
make the session lively one.
The Street Cleaning Department made stupid effort
yesterday to defend Mr. Beatte by sending out a
statement relating to the part Of Broadway, between
Seventeenth and Twenty second sts, cleaned by a
private contractor at the expense OF the property
owners The object of the defence Is to show that
II the Street Cleaning Department received the same
proporOnate as the private contractor had, II
could do as well.