New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-24
TIE GARBAGE NUISANCE.
COMMISSIONER BRENNAN IS HELfLroo'
He SAYS THAT NOTHING But WARM wEAIhh"
WILL ENABLE HIS DEPARTMENT
TO DO ITS DUTY

III SAYS THAT NOTHING But WNhM "T'A''
WILL ENABLE HIS DEPARTMENT
TO DO ITS DUTY
.unor,r.cndcnt william Robbins. Of the Department
o, S:rec, Cleaning when spoken 10 yes,e'uaN "0 Wv
condition o. tho streets and the ind"'eh>i"e oo"'
6. his department IN allowing hn~ o. oN''"
garbage barrels and ash.cgns 10 incumoer an"
grace most Of the avenues and residence Streets ''"
said: e! must admit that never IN nv thirteen ,e''
connection with this department have seen 'ne 'e'
Q. New-lork IN tGeir present state =. 20
Deplorabe as thi. condition Il aoHh'''" m,,
mono Of relief Is held ont by the >'rert-c'''""e ~
until the weather changes and ihaw co"es' " ~.
OF The streets the ash.barrel ara earns' ""
becn doubled IN the last Few days rs 'he ~
..aons ,or emo ,ee,,pg rofnso are not emped house
,oanors have becn compelled 20 provide fresh par'e's
or1 cons and IN some streets they -tand f''cu wy
along tho cIrbs and three rows n's' .,n
dams say that this neglect TO reho>e " oo,h
nos,nc mass Of material must result III -ich"e 49,
-, ,d veco.ab,c matter is daily thrown 'uto 'n'se
barrels md cans and the odor III eV''s p' 40
city e becoming more and more OFFENSIVE 4,
hooroh,e peons are asking y there Is no po"e' "
,ha board q, Health 10 compel the removal o' '"e
pestence breeding matter. ,.-,oro,
fow moro scows were reported by CORNERSTONE.
Brennan Yesterday a having oefh rViV'0-'' -,
enough In numhcrs or tonnage 20 p:Va"'e on, ,,,
m,nent relief The department. he said. was maN'i's
o ., all tho dump,ng places allowed II BY the Doch
ncn,r,mcnt bn, little good had come rom 'hs' NV
n,onos,tIon 10 rse large ocean tugs 10 pr''" '"o''
Tho lcc AZ Iart's Island and along me "aeTi'o' "
no nur,osc Of releasing the imprisoned sco"s WIS
M, rnrardcd with favor by the Commissioner "ni M
assisonts They said that the owners OF '"ese US
,nrs were not disposed TO permit their use lot s'
nurposc fearing that they might receive serious III
,u-y which would cost 70 repair than thev woho
70, for the work, The city has no large Jugs VI w
own 80 the department has settled down '" WIZ i''
Providence to bring warm weather ana 'ha" VA ~
scows Consequently, much more OK the immense
opprcpria,ion OF more than S200oOoo nhhuniy can
y. reserved FOR the benefit Of Tnmniany nan ''''
yoor and the people Of tho city can sinner ana oe
vb,e the high SHARED officials can AFFORD 10 WISH
akewood and other out-of town resorts 10 get ava!
| from the disagrecabc doors Of Ncwfrk.
Reports have been made at the Street cleaning DO
nar,ment that drivers OF rs public carts have pech
demanding money from citizens In certain neishoor
hoods 20 carry away the garbage ana ashes "nIcn
| they are paid by the city Tor removing lhIs u n
srecies OF blacknRil which tie commissioner poilSS
10 punlsh severely II the guilty drivers can be uaeu
| Mayor Gilroy expressed deep regret YESTERDAY aI
| tho failure OF the streetccaning officials 70 master
Tho garbage md ashes problem, hut he was unable "
suggest a remedy. only few days OF thaw!hs wehns'
| would bring relief When this came. inc Mayor Sho
! ne would authorize Mr. brennan 10 employ as many
Extra men and carts he could sci Nj WORK ana re-
! move the rocking stun IN a hurry.