The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-11-29

an excess over the real value OF the
horses purchased.
Messrs. Fiss & Doerr. like other mer-
chants. have probably received only legiti-
mate profits on their horse sales to the
city. They are not TO be judged harshly.
But $4,000 has beer dropped somewhere
by the wayside. Who has found the
money?
While the citizens OF New York are
complaining OF dirty streets. as they
have been complaining for several years
past, and continually finding fault with
the service of the STRENGTHENING De-
partment, the sum OF S2s.OOO has been
wasted on the purchase Of ash-cart
horses alone.
The question arises, Has there been
a like wasteful expenditure in the pur-
chase of harness. carts. wagons, feed
horseshoes, sweepers and other machin-
cry and supplies for the Street-Clean-
ing Bureau"
know better will be likely to inquire
Has there been a 'divvy' OF the S2SOoO.
and. II 20. who are the men who prof
tied fraudlently by the deal?'
II there has been a waste and illegal
expenditure OF $4,000 in five months for
ash-cart horses. what enormous figures
in dollars and cents must represent the
wasteful expenditures in all branches OF
the STRENGTHENING Department during
The past five years.
Street Cleaning Commission er william
] 9. Andrews was seen by an Evening
World' reporter yesterday. and was
asked several questions regarding the use
and purchase, as well as the disposal
after using, OF the ash-cart horses in
| his Department. Commissioner Andrews
| said:
We now have In use In the Street
Cleaning Department $40 horses. The
number used varies according to the time
| of year and the work imposed upon
the STRENGTHENING Department.
What is the average life OF an ash
cart horse? l declare 1t is difficult for
me to say A good sound horse. with
| good treatment, should be of service in
the Department for about nine or ten
years. We buy only young horses,
mostly those about six or seven years
OF age.
"As to the disposal of our worn-out
horses, when we discover that they are
broken down or unfit for our use they
ara sold at public auction to the highest
bidder. But none has been sold since
took charge of the Department.
| Horses unfit for use anywhere. or
these permanently injured or suffering
from incurable disease are destroyed
| They are first condemned by our veteri-
nary surgeons-we employ two OF them
and word is sent to the Society for the
! Prevention of Cruelty to Animals who
send their wagons. and the animals are
taken avn and killed In the most hu.
name manner possible.
II have just sent out an order to the
Superintendent of Stables for list OF
all horses now on hand which are dis
abled or unfit for use.
The STRENGTHENING Department un
der former Commissioners hired its carts
but we own our own carts now. eXCep
in one outlying district, where we hir,
three carts under the old system.
The carts bought by the Department
are large and heavy, and are very sever,
on our horses. You can say that l d,
lot intend TO purchase any more carts
for do not believe in the cart system
To send out one horse and one man L
collect ashes is cruelty to both the hors,
anu to the man.
II am now having built some new
wO.horse trucks. and will replace tn
} one-horse carts with them. These truck
have sectional covers, and two men vii
go with each one OF them. The larges
) cart we now have In use has a Cupacit,
Of nifty cubic yards, some of them onl,
forty-siX cubic yards while the new two
horse trHcks have a cap Icity of 1870 Cubi
yards. The 800 carts in use cost $lO
! each, Of 5000, while 300 trucks co-tinj
= $3.50 each. or $500 will do the sam
work, ano at the same time be muCl
easier on both the horses and tbs men.
II have not purchased any horses 70
tire Department since | assumed tn
= Office, MIR Brennan having bought owe
400 new horses before came in. IL
paid. | think, $3.50 each for these horses
: Their average weight Is Gbou, l,iO
pounds"
II the records confirm the statemen
OF Commissioner Andrews, that over A.
: horses. at $3.50 each, were purchase,
during the Brennan administration, tn
waste" Of pubic money. as stated II
another portion Of this article. win b.
materially increased, The 400 head o
horses, at 500 each, amounts 10 &lOC, %.
'fhe same horses as furnished by Messrs
Fiss & Doerr TO outside city governments
at their own figures OF $3.50 per horse
would amount TO S57,OOO, making tn
total waste" on ash-cart horses durin
/ Mr.. Brennan's administration something
u like $4,000.
al Who made the dyvy?