The evening world., 1893-11-29

~ 90 - 49, 80 F@'< Nfr
horses purchased.
Messrs. Firs {: Doerr. Ike other mer-
chants. have probably received only legiti.
mate profits on their hors. sales 70 the
city. They are not 20 be Judged harshiy.
But ~ ~ has been dropped somewhere
by the wsyside. Who has found the
money?
While the citizens of New York are
complaining II dirty streets, as they
have been complaining for several years
past. n continually nndinK fault with
the service Of the STRENGTHENING DE.
partmnn', the sum Of So M has been
wasted on the purchase ~ ash-cart
horses alone.
The question arises. Has there been
a like nssteful expenditure In the pur-
chase Of hs rn~ss. carts. agons, feed.
h~orseshons. Sncepers and other machin-
cry ana supplies for the Street.Clean-
ing Bureau
Home inquisitive taxpayer oho should
know better viii be l!kely TO inquire.
'Iias there been a 'divyy' Of the 1850.
and. II ~. who are the men who prot
tied fraudi.ntly by the DEAL
II there has been a waste and illegal
F~lFllIlIIl' "a f-7tHFF III Nv ~ -
ash.cnrt torscs. what enormous figures
In dollars aud cents must represent the
wa.tefll expenditures In all branches ~
the Street-cleaninz Department during
the past Ave years.
Street Cleaning Commission r William
4. Andrews Vas seen by an Evening
world" reporter yesterday, and was
asked several questions regarding the use
AMI purchase, as vel az me disposal
after using. of the ash-cart horses in
his Department. Commissioner Andrews
said:
IS now have In use In the Street
Cleaning Department 80 horses. The
number used varies according to the tim"
Of year and the work imposed pom
tho S'reet-ClcanIng Department.
what is the average life Of an ash
curt hors"r ! declare it is diHicult for
m. 10 say. a good sound horse, With
good treatment. should b. OF service in
the Department for about min" or ten
years. We buy only Young horses.
mostly those about six or seven years
Of age.
"As to the disposal 81 our WORKOUT
horses. when Ne discover that they are
" ~ - - ~ WI 'AE ~ Wv ,
AT, sold AZ publ" auction to the highest
bidder. But none has been sold since
| took chang" OF tn. Department.
"HOrsts uu!l, for use any here or
thcsr permanently injured or suffering
from incurabI~ disease ar" destroyed
They arc FIRST condemned by our vetert-
mary 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 aSLy and killed In the most hu.
name manner possible.
II have Just sent out an order 70 the
Superintendent OF Stables for a list OF
all horses now on hand which are dis.
ablel or unit for use.
THE Str"et-Clcaning department un-
der former Commissioners hired It's carts.
but we own our WI carts now. except
IN one outlying district. where We hire
three carts under tho old system.
The carts bought by the Department
nre large and heavy, aud are very severe
on our horses. You can say that | dc
tot intend to purchase any more carts,
for | do not helicv" In the cart system
To send out on" hurr" and one man r.
c~pllcct ashes Is cruelty to both the horse
n to the man
II nm now having butt some nov
two-horse trucks. aud AN replace tho
o~nc-huTsc carts with them. These truck,
hnvc sectional covers. and two men VII
go with each one Of them, The IarTos'
curt We now have In Us" has a rarlrit,
Of nfty cubic yards, som" Of them only
forty-siN cubic yards. Will" the now two
1900 t..i l.. 1900 q.