New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-28
WARING HEARS PLAIN TALK.
THE MAYOR NOT SATISFIED WITH THE
CONDITION OF THE STREETS

MISSIONER RECEIVES $4,000 AND
PROMISES 70 CARRY OUT MR.
sTEoNG's WISHES.
Commissioner George f. Waring got an addi-
tonal allowance from the Board of Estimate of
$4,000 for snow and ice removal yesterday which
brought the department account on this score
since January / up to s25s000 Before getting the
transfer. however, Colonel Warning got some very
Main talk from Mayor Strong on street cleaning
and some people who heard it predict an early
vacancy In the office of Street Cleaning Commits
sioner.
In asking for the transfer Colonel Warng said
that ne had just learned that he was liable to go
TO ia for spending money before 1t had been APP
propriated by the Board Of Estimate
The Mayor who was presiding, told Coione'
Waring that the people wanted some information
from him before any more money was Vo'eu 10
him During the months of January, FEBRUARY
and March of last year the total sum expended lor
removing snow and ice $4,000 Now, al
though slsS 900 had already been expended TINS
year $50 900 additional was called FOR
.If the streets were clcan," Mayor Strong con-
tnued this would not be criticised But IN
many narts OF the city they are in as bad condi-
ton as they ever were. The people wan$cieah
streets. though they do not expect impossbilites
1t should have been with the money at your dis
nosal You have had three or four times as much
az was ever expended in any winter before. yet
we hive not got rid Of the snow. l have received
n letter from prominent citizen. friend or
yours. who has lived here twenty-three years
and he says that some OF the streets are IN
worse condition than he ever saw them before.
You haven't cleaned the streets, Colonel. and
the people who don't know anything about the
cleaning of the streets or the dificuties-and
am one of them--feel that you have not given the
results you should with the money at your COM
mand l feel this way about it myself ana
don't want to put this statement on anybody
else"
COLONEL. WARING SURPRISED.
Colonel Warning seemed astonished He began
to explain that most Ct the $4,000 asked ior
would not be needed until there was ahothel
snowstorm. Then what was over could be pa'o
back 49,, .oo,, 10
But" replied the Mayor. there don't seem 10
be any left over 49,,
Colonel Waring spoke of the law wmch re-
ouired him TO employ citizens at y DAY as
drawback that doubled the cost OF street c!edii,
ing. but he thought the $lssoOO expended mao
been economically spent Most OF IL hd 'l., uee"
used south of Canal-st. and west OF Broadway
Controller Fitch replied to this that there were
streets in Harlem and Yorkvie that had NOT
and N,thNnever had been worse. The Controller
aIad C"oionaj Waring TO look at East Seventy
sixth-st and East Eighty-ninth-st:. when maui,
been touched FOR TWO W-cAS' ieVhi"e WIZ D.
age and filth ,,.,
Colonel Warnings letter to the Mayor, IN whicn
he said that it would cost S2.0ooooo year u 'e
move the snow south OF Forty-second-st, was
read. 1900, -, ~.
asked the Controller There are peop'e mNt eng
titled TO sohle benefit from this vast expenditure.
II will figure it out and report TO you, was
Commissioner Warnings not overcourteous reply.
..Tha snow has not been removed from the
aforementioned districts said the Mayor ~
shoud be removed think. from those districts
first If ! in your place Ia remove tne
Sno,r from such streets first where the city's
health is affected. Tn boys on Broanwa! can
inoL out for themselves little, while the people
in The tenement-house districts have no one to
ioor out for them The public health is of more
Importance than anything else.
THE BUSINESS MEN MAY OBJECT.
..rhat would make the business men howl" re-
turned Colonel Warng.
got them howl" said the Mayor, smiling
broadly
IAN right" answered Colonel Warng. when
the next snow falls shall clean the tenement,
house streets first You have expressed my iutds
exactly bur am subject 10 the orders OF ms
board. IN put my whole force into those streets
II You say SO. 49,, ,,.o.. soi1
"Eu; suppose You put half your force there ana
the other half in Broadway and the business anu
other streets-divide the thing up, as II were
spread 1t out. and even if the spread d0es sel
thin Harlem and the tenemeni-heuse dstfIcls
should have their share
Il think you get my IDEAS ana DeHcNe YOU
will be able 10 carry them out. If you cannot.
am ready 10 help YOU suppose couid Jump
out Of mere for q few days
The transfer was m-sie by unanimous F''e "a
the board. o,,.
AfterwarG tha Mayor repeated TO Commissioner
Uaring his deaH Of how he might best distribute
his forces 10 secure better street-cieahie result,
God T.,
every way possible. The streets must De cieancd
said the Mayor land they must be cleaned py
TnianoI Warjng" This last remark was taken to
49,, tbat the Mayor had no idea of dispensing
rri,b commissioner Warnings services.