New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-22
WARING MAY HAVE TO GU.
TO-DAY's REPORT ON THE FINANCES OF
HIS DEPARTMENT.
THE MAYOR MAY REMOVE HIM If IT is FOUND
THAT HIS BIG DEFICIT is WITHOUT
JUSTIFICATION.

JtSllrNAllON'
Commissioner Warnings extraordinary expendi-
lures in the Street Cleaning Department nave
been causing a great deal Of comment and criti-
cism since the Commissioners acknowledgment
before the Board OF Estimate on Saturday that
he apprehended a deficit Of $69S.0O0, and to-days
meeting of the committee appointed by Mayor
Strong to examine into the causes which nave
produced this startling admission Of Mr.. Waring
is looked forward to with unusual public interest
First Auditor william j. Lyon. Of the Finance
Department. who was charged with the duty OF
Ia sbulating complete statement both or COM
missioner Warnings expenditures and the liabili-
ties which he has incurred. was at work until
after midnight last night getting the figures
ready for the meeting Of the committee at ii a. H.
to-day II was rumored last night that the de-
felt of the Street Cleaning Department Is hKeiy
largely to exceed the sum mentioned by Com
missioner Waring in his report to the Board OF
Estimate on Saturday. and may reach total OF
81 100000.
The committee investigating the Street Clean
ing Department, which was originally composed
Of Controller Fitch. President Barker OF the Tax
Department and President JerolomaD OF the
Board Of Aldermen. was yesterday Increased oy
the Mayors order by the addition Of Corporation
Counsel Scott. All the members of the Board OF
Estinate are therefore. serving upon this
committee except Mayor Strong himself
The Mayors purpose. II Is understood. Is tnat
tho work OF the committee shall be exhaustive
and inpartlal and from It's composition. the tax
navors OF the city have the right TO assume that
Mother favoritsm nor prejudice will be allowed
10 direct it's work have any part In It's conciu-
sions Mr. Warng will neither be shielded nor
nersecuted There is every reason to believe mat
whatever the discoveries which may result from
IN. investigation the actual facts will be reported
TO Mayor Strong and made public. If they snail
show that there has been reckless squanderlne
or the 900 appropriated FOR the current year
to maintain the Street Cleaning Department ana
that the provisions Of the Consolidation act wnich
forbid heads Of departments from expehuins
funds of the city in excess or the allowances
made by lawful authority have been viola'ea,
there Will be nothing left for Mayor strong 10 90
but 10 take decided action. The Mayor mas
shown an earnest desire TO sustain Colonel war
ing and place in his hands every facility wnich
reasonable official could ask 10 secure a system
OF thoroughly cleaned streets 5ut the Mayoi
probably feels that he cannot a'iord 10 ove,iooN a
wholesale disregard Of the laws II the state ana
the rules made in pursuance thereof governing
the expenditure o. public money
There was a well-deflned impression ABROAD last
evening that II the committees report snan snow
that Colonel Waring has been conducting MS "
fce in defiance Of the law and munlcipdl resui'
,Inns there would be a new Commissioner al 'he
hoad 81 the street Cleaning Department pelore
the month is out. Colonel Waring was repre-
sented last evening engaged in consiucraoie
'hustling" and was hopeful. II was SAID OF peiiis
able To bring influence to bear on the committee
and tho Nayor which might prevent their taking
,oo savere a view OF the financial condition OF his
dcpartmcnt.