New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-11
THE BLOCK SYSTEM TRIED.
NOT \ SUCCESS As PEACTIsED ny THE STREET
CLEANING DEPARTMENT.

NOT 4 SUCCESS As PEACTIsED by THE STREET
CLEANING DEPARTMENT.
Commissioner Brennan started his work on ."'
block { stem yesterday In the expansive district "
tween twelfth aud Ffiv ninth SIS, river I" river
OF the 30 sweeper, assigned good many failed to
nnd their way their spheres 81 usefulness :"
that number of substitute, bad t. be- put on Hut
most OF the men made prctcncc of WORKING WIN
alacrity The cart, generally behind ilIr now
ever 30 that the piles Of refuse were either scattered
Is ra..inc vehicle, or the swccpcrs had their work
10 do again. In many places not a cart came III
sight. Mr.. Brennan laid that he would nave 'h'''
di-couras.ng Incident, rrctihod today.
The system a. tried distinct and utter IAN
nre only two thorou Ghlnr,s were clean after tn"
NAL. They wcr Broadway and Fnhavc. NJ The once
Of The department II slrcct Clcanin: 1t was shown
that every street In the district had been assigned
10 sweeper, employed BY The department According 10
the department schedules, no sweeper Wa, assigned
70 more tlin 80 lnc1 feet nor II less than 100
| nn,al feet. zach said t. be fitted with "
complete outfi street cleaning consisting of broom
i, vel or hoe. and "a bucket cart. They wcrr 10 be
e, r,y follovc by hoi,rarts which wcr' to collect
the dirt gathered by the swccpcr,. outSilr 81 Broad
| way aud Iiili ave. only few person, could be
| found who had either sweeper, or horse carts.
second Third. Fosrth. Fifth sixth. seventh, Eighth
| smith, Tenth ana Eleventh. ayes were almost aS IN
IAN at nighiall they before the employ -
| II the department began work. When the sweep r.
were found bu,ly engaged at various places no horse
carts were. In sight. aud when horst cart va, seen
| AT tnfrcqucnt intervals sweeper and evidence
If 4 swccper's efforts wcl, 10 be- seen. Later In the
| dav Forty ,ccondsi. became fairly clean, but clean
| street, were cEccpu In the district in which the
| block y stem tried.
| The Comml-. Toner received the following deprcss-
| ing statement from superintendent Charles =. Andcr
| son. In charge Of thr department scows and tug
| Il started seven bumpers to sea last night ana
| they were due here AT 80 this morning. but they
ave not arrived vet. and d, not expect tl"y viii
| his morning. II foGgy last night and tile wind
| 1lrw very hard from southeast. The scows will moi
start for sea ia, morning: TIE Will not and
| IL would b" folly send them with the wind south
| east. We could Mt get ScOws 10 Harris Island
Yesterday tl,rc Is too much ice. afraid sevcra
| Of our dumps will b. idle today
| The Controller j. having hard time 10 find quar-
| ter, for street Cleaning Department. EXJuts
Hilton does not the odOr Of Mr.. Brenuans ap
pcants for street swccpcrs aud trmmcro In the
stewart building any longer, aud the manager Of tie
lllcn Building. with whom the Controller VA, about
to close contract for three Sears lease. refused i'
LET Mr. Brcnnnn In on any terms. There tail
far The street cleaning applicants for employment II
the, basement OF the City Hail. next door To super
| visor ". j, N. kenny oihcr. IN: supervisor Viii
| probably be- heard from before this scheme Is con
| summarized.
| II was announced Yesterday chat the union %
drivers and swccpcrs of the Department OF stree
| cleaning had been d,bandcd