New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-19
ANDREWS'S GRAND SCHEME
HE WANTS $4,000 FOR "A sTREET-CLEAN-
ING PLANT"
r,,Yvxs HE CAN EFFECT GREAT SAVING FOt
THE CITY-THE PLAN REFERREo III
CONTROLLER FITCH


CONTROLLER FITCH
About the first man to appear in the Mayor
ONCE Yesterday when the attendants were arrans
TO-. m. long table for the meeting Of the Board
of Estimate was William S. Andrews o"ee'
Cleaning Commissioner costly briIhah's eH'
terang on an expanse of white shirtiroht iauii'ei
to dazzling state of perfection. his ciericai heoA
tie more spotless than usual. and wearing d" ca
preston of saintliness that would turn d lila"
tyr's image green with envy
Every body about the Mayors apartments VIM
knows Andrews suspected that ne was ''e'' ~
spring some fresh Job When Andrews mas "o"
scheme OF plumber 10 work he always manages
to intensity his "holier than 'hou i""A''p' 49,
SO gives himself away.
Mavor Gilroy Controller Fitch President Barker'
of the Tax Department and Corporation Noui's.
Clark were the members OF the poaru P'e'
Deputy- Controller Richard a. Storrs, VINO always
attends the board meetings, and has had ioIN
years experience with plans TOT puhcoi"s "
c,tv treasury regarded Andrews with undisgulsed
suspicion while President Barker fastened par
of watchful eyes on the street-cieahhs ma" 90
though strengthening his determination 'nat AN
drews should get away with no SWAP II "e
could prevent II. 1890
Andreuss plan for reducing the CITY treas
my in the interest Of Tammany Hall. turned Out
TO be a demand for the expenditure OF so1-''o UNI
der section 5. chapter $685. of this years laws io
the purchase construction OF stock OF pia"'
In a long statement, when was tuiheu ''N' w
Mr. Adee the board clerk. to read. Andrews MAIN
t.,ned that II the people wanted the streets cleaned
he must have authority to buy the following ou'''
Two hundred covered trucks 'of such size. io 10TH,
and ns 5nst or of Of any carried
as the law requires chapter 26s laws OF ioL
Sixty fat trucks for the removal VI
containing street sweepings, .,os Tor street
Ten thousand two hundred recep'ac'es i0' '
Seventeen washing plants at dum spo, fog cleans
Ing the ar shfS for
One One hundred street sweeping machines ,.rrss.
hundred and S o sets SenS one for each
stable 10 be used in flushing flushing streets
Thirty sprinkling trucks
,x Sse Aavsory When drafted the
present Street Cleaning law; dumping scows. the
report adding Zen such boats furnished sss win IN
poverty, engines an AND eSnred viii
IN connection with storage dumps easily do S,r the
%ork n %n about p forty deck scows to DO and
saving Of nearly one-half the cost
After a description of these new dumping sco"s
and some remarks on their beauty and economy,
Mr. Andrews assured the board that If he received
authority to buy all this extra plant and material
ne could save the city 100000 to sl""" year
Then Mr.. Andrews modestly brought IN MS es'i-
mate of the money it would take TO accomplish
these wonderful improvements The total ne sa'u'
would not exceed $4,000
Then Andrewss fnanciering ability came 70 the
front and he said he could demonstrate that ne
could pay the $4,000 bonds he asked for by the
saving TO be effected. He submitted this oaicuia-
tlon
for a term equal the estimated average fe OF me
plant they are used to pay for they s9 eSs "a DC and
for twenty years to the amount Of s453co TO pay
s ss pT MSad r sqa on per
Quoted from would svs surplus Of SIS syan
the desired equipment will be in all not less 'han
$4,000 and that the city VIII gain r sS| pen am
1t is estimated that less than 70 per cent OF ths
city refuse is 3 II sh nr e cent of es
to remove which there would be required eight
sef-propelng scows instead Of ten.
What undldted gall Corporation Counsel Clark
was heard to say under hts breath This chap An
drews. has taken the whole city government on
his shoulders. He tells the Board OF Estimate
bonds they mus and sSy n ns ss cy
and proposes to direct how they shall be paid"
RassF set ms d the
and If the Mayor sympahized with IT ne did h no,
affair was referred TO Controller Fitch who is to
bring in a written report
TO purchase woon disinfecting machine for each
and every dump. on the Waterfront 20 dishiec'
President Barker reminded the board that $50 90
or $4,000 had recently been spent for one Of these
need there was for that II there to be ma
chine to ds1eS he al eSeT S
Counsel Clark also expressed his dissatisfaction
Mr.. Barker called attention to the fact that the
Mayor had appointed commission TO consider the
final disposition Of street cleaning. and said that
no action should lie taken any OF AndreWss
propositions until there was report from that com
mission. All the Andrews business therefore went
Somebody wanted to know what had become OF
roaen seow Of the Barney Dumping Boat Company
for $4,000 but Andrews did not seem to hear the
question.