The evening world., 1892-02-05
REFORM IN CLEANING
Mayor Grant and Commissioner
Brennan Considering the Bill.
Some Features Objected to by the
Mayor Not in the Bill.

Mayor Grant still has unaer consideration
the bill which has been presented for his ap.
proval by the Advisory Street, Cleaning COM
mission appointed by him last year for tN
purpose of devising ways and means OF thor.
oughly cleaning the city's pavements.
In its present form the bill embodtes nearly
all OF the suggestions made BY the Commits
sion In report which 1t had made TO the
Mayor and which was heartily Endorsed by
the then commissioner Of Street Cleaning,
Hans $. Beattie.
Mayor Grants objections to certain sugges-
tions IN the report, however, have been de.
ferred to, and In the measure which the Com
mission now asks him to approve. and which
they hope will become O law, these sugges-
tions play no part.
A copy OF the Dill has been referred to Com
missioner Brennan for report as to It's prac-
ticabillty, but that busy Official declared this
morning that he has been unable to give 1t
that attention which 1t required, and for that
reason is not able as yet to give his opinion
OF the measure.
81 shall study the provisions OF the bill as
soon as possibly cam" said he, land shall
be only too pleased II 1t will assist In solving
the important problem OF clean streets.
"At present am busy as can be In getting
rid OF garbage and sweepings, which have
accumulated recently because OF inability to
get scows to the dumping boards where we
could load them for sea.
$50 busy have been with that work that
have not had even time to read the printed
extracts from the bill or gain the slightest
idea as to its provisions"
The measure which Commissioner Brennan
has not examined provides even to minute
details OF what the street-cleaning force shall
consist. 1t Is to be divided into clerical ar
a uniformed force, the latter to consist OF
laborers, timekeepers, tiremen, district super.
intendents, superintendent, dump and scow
inspectors and stabemen.
The city is to be districted 80 that each
laborer Will be obliged TO clean q certain pre-.
scribed area by hand.
All the employees are to be given perma-
nent employment, laborers to receive $50 per
month.
Mayor Grant had objected to a civil-service
provision In the employment OF labOrers, and
modified civil-servlce provision has been
substituted. This requires the registration
OF all applicants for sweepers' positions who
present prescribed credentials, who swear
that they are not over forty-nve years OF age
and who pass medical examination as to
their physical ability. The Commissioner
must appoint from the registered list, but
can take the last the first or any man on 1t.
No employee OF the uniformed force can be
discharged without hearing on written
charges.
The idea OF the measure, as stated by the
Advisory Commission, is to create a force OF
responsible laborers, who will be assured
permanency of employment.
The cleaning OF piers, wharves and bulk.
heads is charged in the Dock Department.
Carts, trucks and other vehicles cannot be
stored In the streets or on piers without a
license from the Mayor.
Mayor Grant said this morning that he will
proba bly, not be in position to take action
on the proposed bill until he has heard from
the Corporation Counsel, to whom he referred
1t for an opinion as TO the legality OF Its pro-
visions, and from Commissioner Brennan, OF
whom he has asked an opinion as to the prac-
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