New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-25
STILL WAITING FOR A THAW
THE HELPLESS STREET DEPARTMENT.
VAIN EFFORTS TO REACH HART's ISLAND WITH
Powerful TrG-COMPLAINTS TO
THE HEALTH C0kpD

4 POWERFUL TCG-COMPLAINTS TO
THE HEALTH EoARD.
The Street Cleaning Department Yesterday still
In the helpless condition In which has been for about
Il month.
Talk about your ocean tugs pulling out the scows
frozen I'm at lars Island.- said Commissioner Bren
nan look at this report have just got from Super
intandent Charles i. Anderson, who looks after mv
tugs and lie says that he started out tbs
morning with the big iron tug Andrew J. White be-
longing to HeIdershansen Brothers, try 10 get the
larts Island but he couldn't get within five
miles from there. When lie reached point just about
Rikcrs Island, about five miles this side Of Harris
Island the ice got thick that ne unable TO 60
further and had TO turn around aud come back TO
the dty. Other tugs, he says bad to do the simc.'
Mr. Brennan said that he had ordered Superin-
tendent Anderson TO start out again this morning for
Gravesend Bay and II he cannot release the scows
frozen in Mt the stakeboat
The Commissioner reported 10000 cartlOads OF
bage piled up the several dumps awaiting transporta
ton to sea. The department has twelve steam
bumpers and sixteen scows and has hired about TWEEN
ty other bumpers and scOws, about fifty boats IN all
Eleven frozen In at the stakeboat of Graves
end eight are at Harris Island and all but eleven OF
the rest are scattered along the water front loaded or
empty These eleven were in use yesterday.
The Commissioner said that his men were doing all
they could with the ashes and garbage. but no real
relief could BE- expected until thaw released his
scOws.
Ills carts and swccpers went through Parts OF Nal
berry ST, park>t., Baxterst. and Canal, IRON the
Bowery TO Elm-st., on Monday night under the Com
mssioner's supervision. and last night they tackled
Canal.st from Broadway to Vests Varlck. between
Franklin and Canal: Hester between the Bowery and
Division. and Ludlow and Essex sts from Grand T.
Division-st.
Many letters have been sent to the Health Board By
ciinnS lately. complaining about the filthy CONDITION
nd mn ~ 81
been forwarded t. commissioner Brennan. number
OF persons have written 10 protest against the con-
tlnuancc OF the permit granted by the Health Board
to Mr. Brennan lately, under which the carts ol 'he
street Cleaning Department have been dumping ashes
and garbage in Ringers slip. President Wiisoh oi
the Health Board, said yesterday We Thought II
would be- better to have the ashes and garbage dumped
on open ground the river Temporarily than
10 let them lie in front Of houses. and had Dr. Edison
look the ground over lie ry rtcd in favor OF giving
III, permit for that one place" and 1t Is not our int'h
ton 10 grant a permit for any other place TN per
nit will be recalled and the ashes and garbage VIII De
moved from III, slip IL soon rs the Scows can DE- to"
to sea- have been In fnvor 81 the cremation OF
garbage In the city rs s0On a practical plan can he
devised. In the mean time | am In favor oil buiu-
ing crib work ut Rrs Island and hlng In tire with
a,hc, aud garbage By that means ! think the city's
,he, and garbage be dipoci Of for several years
and ~. snnd will be- increased TO the extent OF over
100 acres by reclanling the land at the shores Inc
worst difficulty In the way Of cremaiing the ciNs
refuse i, the refusal OF poodle living In rhen"h
houses separate nshcS frm garbage and Keep them
in dIcren. rcc,placles for removal
Commissioner Eryant said There Is no doup'
that the streets are becoming extremely dirty "'i'
fine weather prevents the removal of the
ashe. and garbage but the fault Is largely
with tie occupants Of houses who persist In tlro"ms
refuse ON ia. sidewalks and into the CUTTERS. III
Twenty.,ixth.st TO day ] heaps OF ashes ana
garbage on the sidewalks all p'e way from firSth'c'
TO LeNIngOn-nVc and | have no doubt thnt the sunni
disregard Of the law Is shown In Other parts OF the
city | have been buying barrels and storing away
,sh,, and garbage In tie cellar OF my house since
flo. cart, OF IN. street Cleaning Department slOpp
canning do not see how Commissioner brennan
can lac blamed for the failure 10 remove Ire refuse
vlIl. the weather will not permit him 10 moVnn rs
scows but tldnk this l. good tihle 10 uih vi
plans for crcnntlug the ciiys refuse. ,,
E,ports Of the sanitary Police show thnl th' suc,,s
n ~. tcncm,n, districts fairly rcek with the onor
Of garbage that has been standing ipr NOR iIn
v,,,.k I'm "A single block more tl.ln loo oN'r"1"lnR
ashbarrels have been counted. Wi i h n ~ thn
ns, are piled high on the Sidewalks. On" ol vi"
n,IIcemeu snid Yesterday that h. lad never maac 81
many reports In u single week about 'h' unah,'''s
CONDITION of IN" sidewalks hs ne nhue 'as, moroi
.up.rlnt endent I.yrn"s Yesterday sent ont H'n'a
ordcr to IN. police directing them 10 enforce uT
ordinance which requires Eouseholu'rS 10 ny t ,
.trret guttcr> in front OF their honN'I ci'ir VI n
and snow He said that ulc order btu NOV oe',
.s'1u.sf.d by Commissioner Brennan ~ Inc S're'l
Cleaning Department who paid a Visit To MN on
Monday Many complaints about CUTTERS D'ihs chuA'u
had been rccrvrd by ,n' mel r.ports
from citizens and many thousands OF SUIT rPo,,S
have been sent by IN" police 10 III" '''p"In,i'" ~
torncy who may bring suits for hne' aeai"'' Tue
property owners.