The evening world., 1894-01-09

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of 81 100000 shall be expended because It prom
iscs the greatest return as a permanent improve
mont and good Investment
The city's prosperity largely depends upon
maintaining It's commercial supremacy, and this
plan should be- adopted and tho Work proceeded
with rs rapidly as the present annual appro-
proton for th- Dock department will permit.
feel justified In saying that the department Of
| sircet. Cleaning is better organized and In more
effective condition at this time than II has ever
| been before. and that while much remains to he
~ well and aa thoroughly AZ II should be- and may
hs done It In generally recognized furt that the
streets throughout the entire city are being better
cleaned f"N than at any tim' heretofore
The operations ~ tho department were greatly
| hlmp'rri during the past Winter by the unusual
severity of m" wonthor The conditions were such
~ - rf'al,N increase the expense oi the work,
espe' ially that ui The hnal deposition NJ ashes
impossible" 10 remove this refuse because OF pre-
vniline storms ana the hcrumulations of ice In
| mo hnrhor preventing the towing of the BcowH Ia
| the places ~ unloading Tn" expense ot cartng
r'fu-" and VI removing snow was alsp greatly in
creased.
Tho cot ~ this work being therefore largely
In excess of th' amount appropriated there re-
| suited deficiency which at one time threatened
to seriously cripple the service for the balance oi
II" year IN economical and busncSsliko man
agemcnt NJ the Department has. however. almost
wholly oN"from" that dihcuiy and has resulted
In iia administration.
Th" law now requires the work Of street clean
ing to pc done by hand under the patrol system.
the expense ~ which is more than three times
as great as that of machine cleaning. The auhn-
tiN ni REFUSE to bc removed Is continually In
creasng having doubled In the past ten years
Under III" present system 3S2 miles Of paved
streets are cleaned daily as thoroughly rs the
existing facilities Of the Department permit
Will" prior To the enactment Of the present law
In 1899 only 90 miles Of streets were cleaned
dailv
Some idea of the magnitude NJ the work done
BY the Department Of Street Cleaning may he oh
tIihrd from the statement that 10 addition to
cleaning 3N2 miles Of streets daily ashes and
garbage are collected and removed throughout
55i miles u streets.
81,
position Of ashes ami street refuse Is Rerious
one Towing N" material tu and dumping
II there. or using 1t for nlling-in purposes At
1nch points hs are available. has been continued
h'raus" II Is at present the 'htRprst and the
only rraoticahle method. There II very general
i'rtst In the subject OF cremation Of refuse.
and many sysiems have been devised, some OF
which have been pu, into more or less successful
operation In other cities.
The questions a. TO whether cremation is prac-
tl'ablr and desirable for this city. to whether
the expense would be greater or less than the
present method, and as to what system, II any, Is
to be adopted. are being Inquired into and will
be- carefully considered.
nnti the question Of cremation shall have been
determined. the final disposition for the next
construction Of a crib around KiLsTs is,nd, as
s S asS sss, "sSs Is os OF % sGoa
will he availabie for the srttign q tIssitaias
or peasl Institutions by the city as may hereafter
Our citizens should thoroughly understand that
no matter how well the work Of the Department
cannot ho bas their aong '."s sns e"rsss
assistance and cooperation. II the dirt and dust
from houses and stores is swept into the streets
them they cannot be Kept clean.
To 30 litter the public thoroughfares is a
have become an abuse In the abatement OF
which the officers OF the law should have the
opinion should condemn the man who wilfuy de
hlcs the streets, upon the cleanliness OF which
depend the comfort and health ot all
In tn" administration Of the Department of
Public Charities and Correction excellent results
continue to be shown. The city's generous ap-
prOpriat inns nrc made to do az much good ns pos
sihc. The demands upon this department will be
much increased this Winter by the dcRtitutiOn and
Distress resulting from lack of employment. and
liberal appropriations have been made to properly
meet this emergency. The city authorities will
arord all the relicf possible.
Tho number Of unfortunate persons cared for
n the city insane aIyums reached & lJi In De
ccmbcr. Increase OF 3Ol for the year. The
Farm and the repairs and alterations OF the old
buildings u the Emigration bureau on Wards
island. hav" been 50 far progressed that much
additional room viii probably hr available in
the Spring and the evils ot overcro"dlns re-
moved.
In addition to the generous provision made for
It's own sick and insane poor. the city of New
York has been called upon tn pay S6Os, ,2I9 0I ms
its share of the 81 3i6 0l9 ca devoted to the main
t"nanrr. care aud transportation Of the insane
under state care. While - Is thus called upon
to pay nearly onc.haf Of the money devoted to
from the provision of State care for its insane
our proportion of the school tax Of the state Is
among the counties We receive back f706 l37.3i.
some such arrangement ought. with even Of
justification, TO b" made in reference to the tax
for the support of the insane.
We have more than $, 600 OOO worth NJ property
and buildings - apart for this branch Of pub
lie charity, and the average census Of Insane pa
ticnis carcl for In 1893 was nearly 900 at an
expenditure of $50. 900. II IL my opinion that
the Legislature never intended to dou6iy tax the
m utp1 thnI mt tN
excepted from tn" provisions Of the state Care
act should be exempted from the taxation noceE-
lief that this point can b, sustained in the
courts. the Hoard NJ Estimate and Apportioumcrt
t"s1i to insert ms Item in the appropriation for
Another state institution whose administration
involves double 'ma'ion Of the poopl" Of this city
to the amount u s. 034 aSS % for money cx-
pended In the purchase Of lands and erection of
are hcforc tn, Armory Hoard for quarters for the
| Ninth and siyty-ninth Regiments and Troop A.
These expenditures aud the ,xpensns Of naintc
an necessary by the officials u the city. but II
! should Il" horne In mind that the other armorics
| all over the state built and maintained by
th" state on, Of III" proceeds Of tayation towards
VIM witch the Cl,y ci NV York contributes nearly
/ from the state in thtt direction.
There Is due TO tn" city from the unltcd States
what re known as tho War Claim" This CLAIM,
| has been admitted tn be Just by the War and
! treasury Departments. and similar obligations
TO c'icH ana states all over tho country have been
/ DISCHARGED hy tn" general government Vet New
forN haG never hccn able to collect it's m"ncv
=, IN ordinance Of the corporation Of the city ot
| New York, approved hy the Mayor April %
1861, crrate' hv an issue ot bonds fund ni
| q. GOO oNN. whit was placed under the CONTROL
OF tho lnion hcfnn-' Committee to he used ''in
aid NJ the defense II the National linton" Nl
THIS amount ki6l i@i Il was spcn, IN organizing
and htUng ont regiments Ot volunteers and
$3.50 $40 10 a'd the families NJ soldiers enlisted
The hrs itrm, at least. Of these expenditures
mas always been recognized as u Just and lrsal
claim VI the ciN for reimbursement The al.
tempt TO collect n was begun by the Union po.
! Tense Committee In November 1851 but onl,
slo4 ig9 ~ has ever been paid. II is my purpos,
10 mako another "'fort to secure from the Natiorn
Government the discharge " this Just Obligation
to our city
IMPROVEMENTS IN PARKS
Tho Department of Public Parks reports ,
Ereuer number ot visitors to the clty's hrcathinI
places than ever before. owing to tho n,turaII,
e\rr-incrcIanC Use Of them and the prc,enrs o.
unusual numhcra NJ atranErrs In the CITY GurirL
tho wear. The department has made pcrmanon
improvements In the shape ut additions tn the Mn
scum " Art and 20 the Museum of Natural III,
tory and work upon the Military Parade Groun,
In Van IOr'ianlt Park,
The ttting up " the Castle Garden bpIldip,
aS an gGuarium is nearly completed and the in
forest IN II shove that n viii he a poullar fr,
turc. The construction Of the new Marumr's Dan
, plan' rompcird Tor the plaza approach Ia the i'm
poran' and beautiful improvement formed Nv mi
bridge and tn" uu" Hundred and Fifiy. Hfrb s,rcr
NEduut H. lNHi the work Of imrrDNtnr tho prrth