The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10

The result of the agitation begun by
The Evening M,orld' is that an APP
city treasury fer the purpose of pro-
Niling the necessary equipment for a
police patrol wa gou system for at least
eight police stations. with the accom-
panying feature OF cuGo signals. and
within another year ii is probable that
the system will be in fun opera ton here.
No. 4.-During the Winter and early
Spring of the present year The Evening
World" i1augurated Il crusade against
the Street-Cieinlng Department as man
aged by Commissioner Andrews. 1t was
shown that although Mr. Andrews had
received larger appropriations from the
city FOR cleaning the stree Us than any of
ms predecessors, there had been no inn
provemopt IN their condition. and they
the town, especially in those localities
where sanitary conditions most demand
ed that they should he kept clearly. In
looked into the subject of the Depart
ment's contracts with garbage men for
removal of the city's refuse, and found
prevailed Large sums had been paid for
this work TO favored individuals, while
there We're many other contractors who
would have been willing to DO the work
investigated by The Evening World"
was the famous deal in horses for use in
tom facts IN this case it was discovered
that the Department had been squander-
ing many thousands of dollars in pur-
chasing its horses nt a ridiGulously high
figure, and not getting good animals at
that. Many Of them were old, decrept,
windbroken and spawned, and yet the
price paid for taem was as high as the
finest fancy stock in the market com
No. 5.-"The Evening World" devoted
heroic efforts last Spring to the ex-
P ffsuGs p ri among the Iaians
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 it in their power to be-
stow the rights of citizenship upon hum
dreds who were 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 IA
few men, who worked 1t as a profitable
made 1t so hot for this organized gang
of corrupttonists that their operations
lowed and indictments found against
De vito, one OF the ringleaders in the
business These Indictments are still
pending against him.
No. 6.-Anuthe" abuse of long stand
ing, which was thoroughly shown up
through the efforts of The Evening
World was the padrone system, which
1t was popularity supposed had gone out
or existence years aSJ. Upon investiga-
tion, however, II was found to be flour
isaing in almost its original vigor, and
that II was In force in the case of con-
tractors not only for private companies
ana corporations, but for the depart
ments OF the city government as well.
In the case of the Department of Parks.
the stree, Cleaning Department, and 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 $3.50
day for the men employed by them
on public works, they were only paying
them rs cents day. This exposure OF
the cne i ,aS praGoees OF the padrones
matter was carried into the courts, sew
eral arrests were made. and fines were