New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-18
SHAMEFUL WIGWAM WORK.
TAMMANY'S NEFARIOUs "PADRONE" SYS-
TEN OF STREET CLEANING
NOBODY DECEIVED by ANDREws's PRETENcE
IN OFFERING TO HIRE MEN FROM THE


SAN RAPHAEL SOCIETY.
Nobody could be found at the Street-Cleanins
Department yesterday wh) attempted to defend
Commissioner Andrews's recent course in en-
ploying laborers for removing the snow and Ice
through Italian padrones who deduct from 90
to 10 cents day from the poor fellowss wages
Of 81 80 a day which the city allows for his work.
Mr.. Andrews himself was supposed to be out
inspecting the streets. and none OF his subor-
dlnates could say when he would return An
drewss effort gloss over his outrageous
methods by promising to employ needed men
hereafter who may be furnished him by the
San Raphael Italian Benevolent Society OF which
Father Bandn. Of No. l13 Waverley Place, is
secretary. provided the society will supply the
laborers with tools and advance their pay to
them until the vouchers for their money are
regularly audited did not deceive anybody.
Father Bandini has agreed 10 the terms and says
that he will supply all the that the Street
Cleaning Department wants. but nobody would
be more distressed than Andrews and his Tam
many padrones If the society should take him
al his word There Is no section OF Mr.. An
DIRE wss department tina; is not infested with
hungry vutures Of the most Unsuitable variety.
and they do not intend that any Italian laborer
shall get away with the 81 80 a day which be-
longs to him. The vultures have long been per-
meated with the belief that a large percentage Of
every dollar paid out Of the department belongs
10 them.
Many people were asking yesterday what right
Mr.. Andrews possesses for agreeing TO give all
the labor needed in his department I'm emergen-
cies f. Italians. even 10 50 unobjectionabe
society as that Of San Raphael. II was pointed
ont that there are other nationalitics and re-
lieions In New-York which are as much en-
titled TO the relief which this employment affords
as the swarthy sons Of Italy Andrews's meth
DDS were ecogniacd To- be essentially and funda-
mentally bad II there was in him any honest
purpos, to aid the thousands of destitute and
suffering working people Of which the clty
Is full. II was felt that his plan would be
To divide up the work among all the organiza-
tions. societies churches and agencies who nave
unemployed men on thelr rolls. Andrewss ex,
cuse that only the Italian contractors couid
furnish the large number ~ men needed III
the brief time required was regarded as
moor one He always knows from twelve 10
thirtv-six hours beforehand that he VIII need
the men. Tho storm began on Monday ana the
men furnished by the "padrones wer" not
rnarshalled FOR work until Tuesday evening
Here he had thirty hours as margin. ana had
plenty Of time - draw up schedul" app"ruon-
ing his force of 1000 OF more among IN" lhbor
and charity organizations whose officers had
been bcsieglng the various city departments ipV
work for their men for weeks ana months Inc
NJ
n sorry object lesson for the people of this
cltv. Here was a commissioner who could have
sent n raw ~ sunshine into thousands of nom
which have heel cloudcd with misery ana de-
s,r all winter. nut he preferred that ~" money
I, Go this should go into the pockets of the
Tammany "padronos' and the Tammhny heel"rs
with whom the "padrones" divide their il-gotten
gains .
The impression IL growing that the people
Of this city will find no relief from the deploia-
bic condition Of corruption and neglect of the
citv's welfare until a Republican Mayor ~
chosen and thoroul hly Republican municipai
government Is installed at the CITY Han
For the FIRST time In It's history the street
Cleaning Department has advertised FOR sealed
proposals for the purchase ~ horses TX
commissioner Brennan was purchasing them In
the spring of 1893 at $3.50 head. iIors" dealers
saw Ina; there was big slice In thcsc prices
f,r somebody The bids advertised for are for
twenty horses and arc 10 b" opened at the
department Offices on Wednesday. February
2s AT 70 m Tho torscs arc 10 be not loss thdn
elk nor more than eight. years old. must wei@n
IT least 800 pounds. be sound and Kind. ana
broken 70 harness ana thirty days must b.
allowed by the seller for trial.