The evening world., 1893-12-21
Big FIGURES, THESE.
ovsr sr;o0o;ooof Lost in the
Shuttle in Two Years.
Startling Increase In the Street.
Cleaning Departments Expenses.
Wa This All "waste," or Was
There . Big "Divvy? ?"

The present Winter of financial do
preston IL unusually severe upon all
classes OF people When the taxpayer
IN called upon to hand over the amount
OF his city taxes this year many an on
est citizen will be deprived OF home
comforts to meet the demands of the
City Treasurer.
II some thief should break into the
city's strong box and carry of a million
dollars of the peoples money there
would be q cry for revenge that could
be heard from the Bronx to Bowling
Green. -
The city Street, Cleaning Department
Of New Yor is only a very small part
Of the municipal government.
Will Il astonish or startle the tax-pay-
srs OF New York to learn that over
ONE MILLION DOLLARS Of the public
money has been wasted during the last
twenty-four months in this department
"The Evening World in Its recent
Street Cleaning Department In the gur;
chase OF supplies, has shown how $4,000
has been wasted in the 2 rchase OF ash.
cart. horsss. nis.o9S In e pnTsh of do o.
lars In the rental of dunaping scows. and
all within two years.
Every year loud complaints are heard
By the STRENGTHENING Department. and
every year the Commissioner asks Tor
more to do the work OF the De
Three very important, and in fact, the
most costly, branches OF the city Street
Cleaning Department. are hose OF cart
ing. sweeping and final disposition.
In each OF these three departments
there has been an uncalled for and unex-
plained e~xtravagance and waste of money
during the past W years. ,
When big Tom Brennan assumed
control OF the Department In September:
1891, the expenses at once increased. and
each succeeding month NO to the present
time the cost to the city has been extrav-
agantly augmentedin every branch Of the
Taking the Official records at the
Comptroller's Office for the past four
years. as a basis. the following results
are found:
FINAL DISPOSITION o FoUR YEARS.
1~sss-Amount expended. .............. S2ls. ass. 90
expended. ..... ........... 2s. 7GI. 20
l~s9t-Amount expended. ...... .......... ~. ISL
expended. ....... .H...... sJ..o's.o3
Average cost for the three years:
1850, 1880 and 1891. .................... Szfs. Sos. u
Making an increase for 1892 Of SIS. 900. ~.
The 1888 expenditures for final dis
position" which have not yet been tabu-
lated by the Auditors clerks. Will show
a still further Increase in this branch OF
Turning 10 the expenses for carting.
the following results are found:
cARTING FoR FOUR YEARS.
1sss--Amotat expended ........"...... tts. 11l.B
lBe0-AnDunt expended. ............... SAC. 53I 81
lssl--Auount expended ............... 6ss. :92 30
xleass cost sfor three year,-isss.
Making an Increase for 1899 oi........ ,iia, $50 81
But the most startling Increase In street.
cleaning expenses Is to be found In the
department of sweeping. the figures OF
amounts expended during the past four
years being as follows:
FOR FOUR
1sss-Amount expended ................ 1854, SIS y
lsso-Amount expended .......""..... aask2 !,
s.-Anou EXPENDED sndsd S sss' SoS % %
AyeTsgs cost for the three years-lsss. .,,...
MsHins IN Increase Tor issg of....... iSs2, Ssas s.
As n explanatory note, 1t might be
well to state the astonishing fact that
during July. August and September-in
midsummer. lsy2-it cost the city FL
sands than any other three months dur
ing the past four years.
The average cost per month for sweep
three. months, January. February and
March. of 1882. II was SIS, 2o5. % per month;
for April, May and June. 1889. 1t was
SsiAeA per month FOR July -, An 1t q,
n for October. November and Decem-
Der II was SCI .5l4.27 per month.
No one can arise In defense OF this
~travaga and say the snow and Ice
of midwinter caused the Increase In
sweeping expenses. when twice as much
was paid for the work in July as was
paid In January.
The total amount OF money spent
during the past four years for caring,
sweeping and final disposition. was as
follows:
1853. .......... 81 o32 500 p
1850. ............ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l.l27. st7 80
1891. 800. 24l, itl. 81