New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-08
THE NEW sTREET-CLEANING BILL.
PROVISIONS OF THE MEASURE INTEopuO hD
INTO TIE ASSEMBLY BY M DINkELSPltI.

PROVISIONS OF THE MEASURE INTEoDuO Ed
INTO THE ASSEMBLY BY Nh. DINKELSPlEl"
Albany. March (Spccan.-Thc street Cleaning o'i'
which drawn up by the Citizens AdVls1N 'o.i'
mttee brought here tonight. and put mo NV,
hands of Mr. Dinkelspiel for Introduction. Inc ''''
provides for the appointment OF street. ealhE N'''
missioner, whose of office shall be sN years. anu
who shall receive an annual salary OF S"ooo' me
Commissioner may appoint deputy, to serve a' d
salary of - 900. The department IS divde" 'h" "o
general classes, called respectively the cleric" ioo
and the uniformed force. The clerical force Is 10 c"
sist Of q chief clerk, not more than thr'o "'"'
examiners, aud rs many clerks and messengers a. '
Commissioner deems necessary. The uniformed lorco
Is TO be appointed BY the Commissioner ana 70 coS'S'
OF one general superintendent, one ASSISTANT Suprrl'
tendent. one superintendent Of stables, ecNen "'i''
Siperintcndcnts three time collectors niS cS"' Sco'on
foremen. twenty dump inspectors. twenty d>ss'"'
dump inspectors twenty tug and scow Inspectors
500 swecpers, $50 drivers eleven st'pic i''c"o"
eighty eight hosters and such ana 20 r""n' NC
chanics and helpers, not exceeding iirS III all
as may be approved by the Board OF Esnn".e n"n
AppOitionment but the aggregate sa'a"s VI ~
mechanics and helpers shall not e1ceeo f4o""o ~ '"'
wear The Commissioner OF Street Cleaning sh"ii h"'e
power 10 Increase the uniformed for'c from "'o w
time nv adding to the number Of .weeper, drivers an"
hosters provided the Board OF Estimate ana App''-
tionment shall have previously made an "ppop,'""o,
for the purpose of permitting such increase but sc
Increase shall not exceed IN any one year In any caSs
Of emvoyes Der centum Of the number then authoF-
lied by law.
The annual salaries and compensa'lons OF ths me''-
crs OF the street Cleaning Bureau snail be as ioo"
General superin,endent 50 900; assistant supern'en'
emf 80 500 Superintendent Of stables. S"OO0 distrct
superiptendeuts 81, 800 each time collectors, Sl2oo
section forcmen 81 600: dump inspectors. Tlooo'
assistant dump inspectors, 5000 ting and scow IN
spcctors 81 900: sw~pers and drivers, S"oo' SAP"
foremen 5000: hostlcrs, 1900. In case OF SNOWFALL
or Their emergency. upon the written approval ana con
sent Of the Mayor, the Commissioner or the Deputy
Commissioner hire Temporarily so many carts anu
horses rs shall be necessary.
Provision is made for A registration clerk. who must
be at the Office OF the department during The working
hours and receive the names OF applicants lor places
who must give history OF Themselves All TIE up
plicants must be examined by the medical examiner
who must certify 10 their physical ability TO perform
the work Of the department. The street cleaning mus
be done by hand and each sweeper is TO have Ger
tain area to be BY him kept clean The swecperS must
furnish their tools for tins work The city *
70 be divided into eleven districts each In charge OF
superintendent who is 10 be directly responsible 10
the general superintendent and the Commissioner for
the cleanliness of this district The districts are ea'h
10 be subdivd"d. ard each subdivision i 10 De III
charge Of foreman.
The Mayor Is authorized 10 grant permission ior
licensed trucks TO stand in certain streets during III"
night and on Sundays. but the owners OF the ruoNN
must keep the ground under and around them clean
Unless the owners Of these vehicles have received ths
permits referred TO the Commissioner must remove
them well as all barre ooAfs ana 0uea u.ss
for the sale at public auction for the articles thus
removed. 49,, ,, J., ,o.
The bill was sent 70 tnlru readlng py uhaihnlo"s
The Street Cleaning bill introduced in the Senate
BY MI HsSa VINO Repabean o III and the
bill was referred to the Cities Committee