The evening world., 1894-01-16
HERE IS BIG WASTE.
City soows and Tugboats Lying
Idle for Months.
An Extravagant Expenditure OF
Over $4,000.
Queer Methods Of Street, Cleaning
Commissioner Andrews.

sle administration OF w. s.. Andrews
as STRENGTHENING COMMISSIONS bids fail
20 ~outrival that of big Tom" Brennan
In the matter of wasting" the money
OF New York taxpayers.
The Street-Cleanlng Department owns
q number Of flat scows which are used
for transporting garbage from the city
dumps to Riker's Island. Other scows
are rented or hired from private parties
NJ the rate of s. and Sc per day.
The city also owns two powerful steam
t~ugboats. the Municipal and the Dassori
Other tugs are rented or hired from In.
dlviduals at thu rate OF sos per day.
About Sept. Is last Commissioned An
drews withdrew from service three OF
the city's largest and best fiat scows,
2 boats Nos. "a. 20 and 80. He ordered these
scows laid up fer repairs. The boats
were anchored to the wharf at the foot
OF seventeenth street, anu they are still
lying there at this writing. The sum OF
poo expended In September last would
nave repaired all three scows.
Instead. however. Mr.. Andrews hired
three 'ecows from private parties in the
place of the boats laid off, paying s.
For four months, therefore. the city
has been compelled to pay out SIS per
day for the rental of three scows. while
the city.'s scows: Nos. "a, 20, and 80. are
Thus $500 has been wastefully ex-
pended for hired scows. Nor is this all.
Of Seventeenth street is employed a
captain, or more properly speaking, n
yatchman who receives g per, day for
So,pg nothing; On the three boats. SO
This makes an additional waste OF s720
Tor the last four. months. or q, $50 in all.
And This waste continues at the rate OF
Then there are tugs. Mr.. Andrews
cipal p Dassori. and these expensive
tnsbosts are likewise lying idle at the
In place OF using these two city tugs
MT. Andrews pays. s25 u day to some
favored contractor for the rental of two
the city has therefore been compelled 10
pay. the sum Of 5000 for hired tugs,
while The Municipal and Dassori are
Wetchmen are also employed on these
TWO city tugs at the rate of 81 per day,
which makes an additional waste Of $3.50
FOR the past four months.
III the taxpayer Will walk down to the
foot "a. seventeenth street. East River.
ne VIII find these two steam tugs and
the three fiat scowst tied to the wharf.
- sA6 idIVt anu III WTDlS OutnJ COSTING
the cts. of New York SIS a day. This is
an absolute waste OF the peoples money,
Here Is what Mr.. Andrews has wasted
IN this manner In the last four months:
rsentai or three scows. 81, 800
Matchmen FOR three scows.......... 100
Hental for two tugboats. ........... 5000
Watchmen for two t%ugboats. mann. $50
What excuse can be offered for this
throwing away OF 5000 of public money?
An .icvening World reporter was
YESTERDAY shown an official report writ
zen Dy Charles r, Anderson, superin-
tenoent or tugs and scows. and sent TO
Commissioner Andrews. This report is
tne daily return sheet sent to Depart
menr headquarters. and reads as fol
DEPARTMENT OF STREE M
NEW YORK. Jan. IL, 1894
Hon. W 8. Andrews. Commissioner. "
SIT; Inc Following are the expenses OF scovs
- receiving ashes, &c. from vessel,
~. ~ per ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SCI 90
ID scows receiving ashes at dumps At "
SOU and s5 per ..,. Of IN
20 patent bumpers at dumps at ,3 per
'"'" "'''".''.. '............... go on
Yours rcsnsc; iii''''''''' '.............E tli so
CHARLES p. ANDERSON
a.. superintendent Of Tugs and Scows.
pm VIII be seen that In this report IN.
5ha 80 nu,upuIs scow bobs up again at
sne same Old rate of S23 per div for eoch
deaw' The nat scow at 81 and $50 Der
Jay are small scows, while those Mt q
tnose owned by the city. which are now
iying Idle at the foot OF seventeenth
When this daily report for Jan. - was
mo sno"n 70 an officer Of the Street-Clean-
with his finger to the first item Of "four
sSows receiving ashes from vessels, at
so.!per Gay; and with a whistle he said:
On, my! II you can find those scov;s
anywhere around New York iii give Won
4 ring; Those four scows at Sc
per gay are all IN your, eye"
n 10 not known Just how long the three
nat scows and the two steam tugs are
TO be kept tied TO the wharf nj Seven
teenth street. They have been living idle
now TOT over four months. II Commis-
ny nnarews IS not going to put them
cellent plan for the city to sell them be-
FORE time and weather consume them and
make WORTHLESS hulks, suited only for
the junkmen. "