The evening world., 1894-02-20
Mr.. ANDREWS'S CHAGRlN.
Again Those Two Tugs Are Pro
nOunced Safe and scnworthy.


In one instance. at least, William S.
Andrews, Commissioner of Street Clean
ing. has succumbed to public opinion.
and after many days delay is at last
compelled to correct one of the evils
existing in his department exposed by
THE Evening World"
Mr.. Andrews is preparing again to
place the city's steam tugboats, Munich
pal n F. Dassori in commission The
two vessels are now in drv dock and
will be put in active service within the
next few days.
1t was something like three weeks ago
that The Evening World" In its ex-
pose Of the methods in vogue in the
STRENGTHENING Department. called at
tention to the fact that Mr.. Andrews
had placed the two city tugboats out OF
commission and was renting two private
tugs at 500 each per day to take their
place.
The Municipal and F. Dassori were in
spected by the local supervisors of, steam
vessels a few months ago. and both
boats were pronounced In good condltion
and were granted permits as safe and
seaworthy to run until Oct. 80. 1884.
drews declared the vessels were wholly
unft for use. and claimed that 1t would
require 5000 to place them In good re,
pair. Then he discharged the crews and
After 1.-THE Evening. World" exposed
this little scheme by which Mr.. Andrews
Of the contractor. the Commissioner be-
stirred himself. and two weeks & he
sent a request to the supervising inspec-
tors Of steam vessels to make an eX-
animation OF the two tugs. As the yes;
sells had been lying idle for several
months at the foot OF Seventeenth street.
exposed to sxn wiadi ram ran ,n ana smow; wo MA
find them damaged sufficiently to at
least justify his claim that the vessels
were unseaworthy.
their second survey of the Municipal and
f. Dassori, and to Mr.. A~ndrews's cha
grin and modification both vessels are
again pronounced safe and seaworthy."
and not unfit for use, as Mr.. Andrews
has claimed. So, in the face OF this re-
port Mr.. Andrews is compelled, again to
place the bpatS in commission, and
vored contractor, to whom Mr.. Andrews
has been paying $500 per day for the
rent of tugs, will no longer receive this
Both vessels have been in the dry
dock receiving a few needed repairs be-
fore again being placed IN commission,
but Instead OF 5000 be ;nnHg , I,eSfqu dnysr al al
Readers of The Evening world' will
remember another expose or Andrews s
methods a few weeks ago. when the
facts were published concernins the
city's garbage scows. Nos, "a, 70 and 81,
which were retired from service by the
Commissioner because, as he claimed,
they were unfit for use. These three
scows were anchored at the foot OF
Seventeenth street, aid watchmen were
paid 81 per day to stand guard over
them, In the mean while, Andrews was
paying So per day each for the rental OF
three old, worn-out Slows owned by that
favored contractor, Daley.
A few days aago Commissioner An
drews suddenly ordered the three scowS
placed ip service again. so that the
records OF the Department would show
that they were in use. He did not de-
however, and in order to deceive the
newspapers and others he caused three
anchored at thu toot OF Seventeenth
street. in place II the scows Nos. q, %
and SO, which arr row In commission
again; But Contractor DALEY is rent
city at s. per day, just the same as be-
fore. Notwithstanding the attempt being
made by Andrews to show that such is
not the case.