New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-22
STREET CLEANING REGULATIONS
INSPECTORS IN GAY wAGoNs WILL WATCH rHI
WORK ~ FUTURE.

INSPECTORS IN GAY WAGONS WILL WATCH rHz
WORK ~ FUTURE.
Con5rnIssloner Thomas s. Brennan has been reIrat
ing his STRENGTHENING Department, and Is about to
nut what he calls brand new system In operation
The number G: STRENGTHENING districts, Which Ms
predecessor desired TO fx at eleven In number he has
reduced 10 five, and has provided his five supern'
tcndents who are to command the sweepcrs and carnea
therein each with horse and wagon Tor MS own ue
The wagon part OF the outfit Will have yellow whees
and a black body and viii bear the words Street
Cleaning Department in gilt letters. As the Tam.
many superntendent rolls his district and beams
patronizingIv down upon ordinary citizens. they an
have no difficulty in recognizing him by the gayy ap
pointed turnout for which the taxpayers none! u"
been expended. and days that he Is not 100 ou'y
with politics may draw nigh when they see nm on
his daily rounds and impore his aid 10 redress thef
grievances. The names of the five superintendent
are: First district, John J. Dolan; second, owen
Healy third, John J. Mccormack fourth Edward D.
Campbell: fifth, John T. Birmingham and the new
district lines are as follows a. Battery TO Grandst
Ea., River to Sulliyan-st. Sullivan to Canals' 70
Norm River (2) From the upper boundary OF ths
frat district TO Fourteentlst, North and East rivers
81 Fourteenthst. to Fiftyninth-st North ana Eas'
rivers IA Fifty-ninth to One-hundred ndtweny'hith'
ST. North and East rivers. l5) onehundred- andt"eh
ty-dfth-st to city line isorth and East rivers
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t,ict f. Assistant superintendent Oh the Department
and receives $1,000 year. The remainder get so
ries OF 81 SEQ each. Tie new order Of things VIII
On into effect tomorrow morning. Commissioners hef
nan posted up these rules In conspicuous place IN
the Department for the guidance OF his suoooinaes
IL shall be the duty OF the District superintendent
visit daily and necessary the streets IN me Sec
ton n, tho city assigned him He shall have personal
snervon ot the foremen inspectors, carmen drivers aad
I'm his seion and shall that they perform thn
work In satisfactory manner II no should detect any one
NJ the above employees breaking rule Of this Department
he shall Immediately suspend the offender ana report @
facts 10 the SUPERINTENDENT who In turn, VIII o"ara ne
same 70 this Office for action. Each District superintendent
win he supplied with copy Of the Sanitary Code Of me
Eoord Of Health and he shall that the portions relating
To STRENGTHENING are strictly enforced II shau DC MS
bounden duty to to that the streets IN his district a
kent clean nj all times and whenever the foreman or MS ~
sisant tals 20 comply with those rules he shall nseV
report the facts lie shall that tae heaps Of dt e
removed at the earliest possible moment and not aoNe'
remain 10 be blown by the wind scattered by vehicles
He must see to that the law against throwing s'n
rubbish paper or litter OF any kind in the street. a"
the placing of ashcans and barrels outside the sop e.
IL strictly enforced shall also that s'ueeh'
number OF receptaces provided for each house. '
shall see that the hired carts employed in his district "
Of strong build and OF uniform size and that the ho
are strong ard able 70 perform their days work he s'
also see that every cart good and propeAed eoe
and that the sane is used every OCCASION ne shA
visit the dumps III district daily and oitener he''
sary and report any delinquency. lie shall report ID ea
of encumbrances IN his district, giving numOef VI SAW"
etc. and the nature Of encumbrance.