The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-11-29
Horses Worth $4,000 Sold
the City of New York
for Over $65. 900.
WHO WAS IN ON The DIV
One Reason the Departm
Has Given the City
Poor Service.

Two months ago, soon after s!
Cleaning Commissioner william 8.
drews took Office as successor to
missioner Thomas 8. Brennan, he
an official report to Mayor Gilro!
this report, which was based upoi
work of the Brennan administr,
Commissioner Andrews complained
the Department needed more men
more money in order to keep the s
clean.
For many years the STREET.-THE,
Department has absorbed large SUI
public money, for which citizens
the city has had no adequate retuf
has been the rule in past years tina
larger the appropriation, the NOR
perfect the work, and the poorer tn
vice of the Department.
In his report to the Mayor, Sc,
last, Commissioner Andrews says Il
preparation for carting ashes and y
ings for 1892 was $6Ss,S25, and tina
actual cost was $64s.754, making a
cheney of about $4,000, There is
deficiency of $4,000 in the final dt
ton" branch of the Street-Cleanin
partment, and like deficiencies In
branches.
Commissioner Andrews, havingl
assumed his office as a successor to
missioner Brennan. did not go int
mute details with which he was
millar, and in his report, therefore,
no direct causes of the defcienc
the Department and the excess ex,
ture
Within the past few days a re
for THE Evening World" has,
looking into these little details. an
discovered some startling facts In
nection with the STRENGTHENING
partment under Commissioner
mans administration. particularly
the expe. .diture of money for SUI
The purchase OF horses for use
Department during the period
March /, 1898, to July 10. GOVERN
months, has been made in the,
reckless and eNtravagant mannei
the waste OF money in this part
will explain to a great extent the'
OF the cash deficiency in at leaS
Of the departments of the Street
ing Bureau,
The purchase of supplies for the
cleaning branch of the municipal &
mcnt. which supplies include horses.
harness, feed, sweepers. scraperf
other machinery, is largely made Il
the fundamentally OF Mr., CrokS
Mayor Gilroy.
The firms who furnish these 81
are generally regarded as pollticalP
ties. Contracts are not let to the
bidder, nor are the purchases OF 81
divided among different firms WI
specialists in any particular line,
For instance, the firm of Fiss &
horse dealers, at l47. li9 and i5i
Twenty-fourth street, has sunpllE
eet-CleaninG Department with e
ash-cart horses bought by the citye
March of this year. Horses havaa
purchased from no other fir.I. al
deed. no other firms have been
to sell horses to the city 1t bein,
orally conceded among horse dealek
Fiss e Doerr are political gems
favored by Messrs. Croker and ca
Messrs. Fiss n Doerr have re-
some large, fat orders from city OF
or others who have the power to {,
the City's money.
From March l, 1898. To July Er
covering II period OF five months,
have sold to the city OF New Yfs
less than go horses for ash-car-
poses in the STRENGTHENING DepaT
The price paid to Messrs. Flss *
for go head OF ash-cart horses WI
per head, even money all around
no change in price when corr
weight or age OF the horses was
into consideration.
In plain figures Fiss a. Doerr ha',
the city OF New York $4,000 VIC
ash-cart horses in hive monthfi
doubtless continue to sell horses
Department at the same figures. >
At the Ccmptroller's once an