New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-13
From All the Leading Fashion and
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9Th Avenue, 18th to goth St.
HIGH TINE TO RESIGN.
GENERAL DEVASTATION OF BEATTTE':
METHODS.

RUMoRs THAT THE MAYOR IS SEEKING FOR
NEW REET-cLEANING COMMISSIONER.
New-York may be in danger of pestilence from
rotting garbage, decaying animals and blocks OF
unremoved refuse lying in its streets and thorough
fares but none Of these things move Beattie. He
continues TO absent himself from his post and
expects the public to be satisfied with the feeble
excuses with which his subordinates try to shield
the head .bf the STRENGTHENING Department
That these shutting methods must come TO an
end in a remarkably short space of time seems
to admit of no doubt whatever. Mr.. Beattie
appears 10 think that he is putting of the evil
day by keeping out of the way. Last October
when the Board of Estimate voted him the
sum of 81 5S4 900, which was $31 1000 more than
the allowance of 1890 and greatly in excess
of the amount which his predecessor, James D
Coleman estimated as necessary for STRENGTHENING
purposes, Mr. Beatte promised that he would clean
the streets or resign. That the condition OF the
streets is to-day far worse than it was IN Dlr
Colemans time, or indeed has been wlthih 'he
memory of the oldest inhabtant. no mslilter-
ested and truthful person will for moment deny
10 all complaints of the disheartened inhabitants
Beattie has had one answer lie lifts up his voice
and calls for more money.
The great majority Of the taxpayers are ured
ont with this excuse and would like to know what
Mayor Grant is going to do about 1t. IL was
rImored Yesterday that the Mayor was IN quest Oh
a suitable man to put in Beatties place, ana thaI
the change would be announced soon alter the
adjournment of the Saratoga convention. pronil
nent official said yesterday: The Mayor has al
ready bestated too long The real cause Of his
leniency toward Beattie l think he would Inu
il difficult 10 explain. The Street-Cleaning De-
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the Mayors knife"
Miss Westover, Commissioner Beattles secretary
Yesterday made public the letter he sent IT, the
Board of Estimate demanding the transfer oil the
$3.50. 600 which was refused on Friday. IL nus
represents the facts in several instances, put az
the Street-C leaning Department 1t was thouShI 10
be a clear defence of Mr. Beattic because ~ uiroMs
the blame as usual on the Board OF Estimate lot
not supplying him with all the money ne "aIited
to spend Beattic's effort to cast odlum upon Two
members of the BoaTd"-COntroller Myers anH
Michael Coleman, then president OF the lax De
partment and a member of the Board-DccfuSe
they refused 10 vote for his 900 estimate.
is ridiculous The Mayor opposed Mr.. BeatllGs
excessive drafts on the City Treasury as bitterly
as he did the other COMMISSIONERS. ms lettei
is dated August /, and after asking thar % VV0Vg
be transferred from the account OF pant 1871
and $50, 900 from the account Of sweeping, 1871
10 the carting account, says:
These transfers are necessary because Of the total
appropriation being s3231O4 10 less than was
asked for In the departmental estinat' LIS -"H"'' "
Board to give the amount requested rendered IL Impossible
a. was stated at the tine IL would be- IN DO more IMAM
save from plant" ard sweeping enough TO MAKE heSe
transfers TO cartlng the for which WAS cut down
IN 500 900 when over $4,000 asked ana IL was
shown that the expenditures FOR that item IN the wear 1881
would be over $685. 600 They matter oil ldeH
1923 7G8 90.
This is the condition which this item OF the app opN
ton was left through the action Of two members OIL inc
BOARD OF 1890 notwithstanding that the president Of the
Board voted for sad urged the other members Of the bON
to vote for. the entire amount asked
The amount to the credit OF "carting' VIII DC eA'
bausd ON or before the 20ih Instant The quantity oil
material carried during the nrst six months oil h year
WAS 100 500 Dads in OF the number eurtel during
the same perlod IN 1890. and 22 loads over the guam
tty cstls-at4d u be carted ~,
Commissioner Gilroy sent a letter 10 Mayor
Grant YESTERDAY in reply TO one received from
tho Vavor's secretary, in relation 10 a report ny
the DEPARTMENT of treet-Cleanlng, lhat IhiIu-
ave is in such condition greatly to interfere
with the work of that department, anu ~
tho contractors on Ihrd-ave. take 30 pIcCduuons
ON the surrounding streets, in consequence vi
which the cross-streets near Thlrd-aVe cdiino'
Commissioner Giroy replied as follows 49,.
| beg 10 say that for some time past tite 0 to
to induce or compel the cohlrd0toS ~
Inc Third ave cable construction u carry uh , ule
york in less sloveny manner, so as 70 aus Is
instruction u public travel. a. wen n SUI me-
me and I'm the course OF next week sun otio1
esncciion made Of tho entire work when IN ~
viii lnclnde every necessary point ana VIII aHO~ 20
,riqt extent tn work unnecessarily oD-uuo,,s ~
tsrferes with street cleaning. " the cDlnpL, 49,, ~
resnect 10 the manner In Which the WORK Is oar.ien
an are not remedled. shall order conpete piN
n the work. and compel the Third Venue haa.ni
ana efficient contractors before resumption ~
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