The evening world., 1893-12-21
Big FIGURES, THESE.
Over 100000 Lost in the
Shuttle in Two Years,
Startling Increase In the Street.
Cleaning Departments Expenses.
Was This All "waste," or Was
There a Big "Divvy?"

The present Winter Of financial de-
preston IL unusually severe upon all
classes Of people. When the taxpayer
IL called upon to hand over the amount
OF his city taxes this year many an nom
est citizen will be deprived OF nome
comforts to meet the demands OF the
City Treasurer.
II some thief should break into the
city's strong box and carry off a million
dollars of the peoples money there
would be a cry for revenge that could
be heard from the Bronx TO Bowling
Green.
The city STRENGTHENING Department
of New York is only a very small part
of the municipal government.
Will II astonish or startle the tax-pay-
ers OF New York to learn that over
ONE MILLION DOLLARS OF the public
money has been wasted during the last
t~wenty-four months in this department
1.-THE Evening World" in its recent
exposures OF the methods adopted by the
STRENGTHENING Department IN the 81, pn no
chase of supplies, has shown how SiO,OD
has been wasted in the purchase OF ASH,
cart horses. sll9,o In the purchase or
horse feed. and other thousands OF do!,
lars In the rental of dumping scows, ana
all within two years.
Every year loud complaints are heard
on all sides OF the poor service rendered
BY me Street-Cleaning Department. and
every year the Commissioner asks for
more money to do the work OF the De-
partment.
most costly, branches OF the city street
Cleaning Department, are hose OF cart
ing. sweeping and final disposition.
there has been an uncaIled for and unex-
planned ex%travagance and waste OF money
during the past two years.
When Big Tom Brennan IA ssr assume
1891, the expenses at once increased. and
each succeeding month up to the present
time the cost to the city has been extrav-
Taking the official. records at the
Comptroller's office for the past four
years, az a basis, the following results
are found:
FINAL DISPOSITION FOR FoUR YEARS.
An expended. .. .............. 12lS. $50. a.
isse--Amount expended. '''.''..''' ~ .eSos
isai-Amount expended. ...... .......... ~, liz S
expended. ....... .....'.'. SS2,o'so3
Average cost for the three years:
1ete. 1880 and 1891. S2ts, ses. u
Making an increase for iss, Of $50. tos.7?.
The 1898 expenditures for ANAL dis
lated by the Auditors clerks. will show
a still further Increase in this branch OF
the Department.
Turning to the expenses Tor carting'
lIE tto iIb ~ 80 hoe'''f
.cARTING FOR -FOUR
~isss-~Amount expended .............. SiIs, lll.sb
~lspo-Amount expended ...............,. ~, oSI.s II
1897 expended .....,........... ha9. 2a2. 30
expended ........":.. S",3l7..t
Average cost for three years-isss,
NsrIns an Increase Tor 1891 of........ siia. $50. 81
But the most startling increase in street
cleaning expenses Is to be found In the
department of sweeping. the hgures OF
amoun expended during the past four
years being as follows:
FOR -FOUR YEARS.
~sse-Amoun expended ................ $3.50. aas =
expended. ................ a3e. 3s2 y
expended. .............'. a6s o.o1s
lssl--Amourt expended. ................ Iu6. so2 %
Average cost for the three years-lSa,
Making an increase for lss, ot........ $3.50, 5SiLs7
As an explanatory note, 1t might be
well to state the astonishing fact that
during July. August and September-in
midsummer. 1S92-it cost the city $227.-
?si.e3 for sweeping. more by many thou
sands than any other three months dur
Ing the past four years.
ing In 1891 was $50, 255.S9 For the first
three months, January, February and
March, of 1892, 1t was $50, 20o.0 OF per month:
for. April. May and June. 1892. It was
and September, 1889. 1t was S75,764.97.
and for october. November and Decem-
Der It was s67,5l4.27 per month.
No one can arise In defense OF this
of midwinter caused the increase in
sweeping expenses, when twice as much
was paid for the work in July as was
paid In January.
Tn total amount OF money spent
sweeping and final disposition. was as
follows:
lbtS. .......... 81. 03f, $50. "a