The evening world., 1894-10-10

The result of the agitation begun by
"The Evening World is that an ap-
preparation has been made from the
city treasury for the purpose of pro-
police patrol wagon system for at least
eight police stations. with the accom-
panying feature of code signals. and
the system will be in full operation here
No. 4.-During the Winter and early
Spring OF the present year The Evening
World' i1augurated a crusade against
the Street-Cleaning Department as man
aged by Commissioner Andrews. 1t was
shown that although Mr.. Andrews had
reserved larger appropriations from the
his predecessors, there had been no i'm
provement In their condition, and they
were as dirty and foul in many parts of
the town, especially in those localities
where sanitary conditions most demand
ed that they should be kept cleanly. In
this connection The Evening World"
ment's contracts with garbage men for
remoTal of the citys refuse, and found
that some exceeding queer methods had
prevailed Large sums had been paid for
this work to favored individuals, while
there were many other contractors who
would have been willing to do the work
Investigates ed by THE Evening World
was the famous deal in horses for use In
the Department. BY getting at the bot,
tom facts in this case it was discovered
that the Department had been squander-
ing mary thousands of dollars in pur-
chasing its horses at ridiculously high
that Many Of them were old, decrepit,
windbroken and spawned, and yet the
price paid for tlem was as high as the
finest fancy stock In the market COM
'hS'tn No. 1.-The Evening World" devoted
heroic efforts last Spring to the .ex-
frauds, principally among the Italians
OF the Fourth and Sixth Wards. 1t
was shown how citizens papers had
been distributed broadcast among, the
city's foreign population, and that de-
signing politicians and those in league
with them had 1t in their power to be-
stow the rights of citizenship upon hun
dreds who We're not in any way entitled
TO receive them. These fraudulent nat
uralization papers were obtained by
and by buying up old papers of re-
turning emigrants in others, the whole
system being under the control of Il
few men, who worked It as a profitable
advantage. THE Evening World"
made 1t so hot for this organized gang
OF corruptionists that their operations
were suspended, and several arrests fol-
lowed and indictments found against
De Vito, one of the ringleaders in the
BUSINESS, These indictments are still
No. G-Anothe' abuse OF long stand
ing which was thoroughly shown up
through the efforts of The Evening
World was the padIone system, which
II was popularity supposed had gone out
OF existence years ago, Upon investiga-
tion, however, 1t was found to be fiour-
ishing In almost its original vigor, and
that II was in force in the case of con-
tractors not only for private companies
and corporations, but for the depart
In the case OF the Department of Parks
the Street-Cleaning Department. ard the
Department OF Public Works, II was
discovered that contractors had long
been IN the habit OF making up their
payrolls, charging the city so much per
day for their laborers, while they were
actually paying their men much
smaller sum. In many instances where
the, contractors charged the, city si.5O
day for the men employed by them
on public works, they were only paying
them 75 cents day. This exposure OF
the iniquitous practices of the padrones
created CONSERVATION among them. The
matter was carried into the courts, sew
eral arrests were made. and fines were