New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-06
MONEY FOR STREET CLEANING
APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF EsT1-
NATE
~, oxE1. wARING WANTS TO BUILD della
uANrY DUMPING BoAT-oTHER BUSINESS

u,NTy DUMPING BOAT-OTHER BUSINESS
BEFORE THE BOARD.
Colonel Waring. Commissioner OF street-Ciean,ne'
asked the Board of Estimate, at its meeting
dev for a transfer Of $4,000 from the s"eepNis ~
the snow and Ice account There was Il oe''c'en''
in the snow and ice account Ex-Conhiss'o"e' ~
drews in the first fifteen days OF January hao
. sq 200 Of the $4,000 app ropriated for the year.
leaving Colonel Waring only 5000 when he entered
on duty on January 10 At the last meeting Oh the
Board OF Estimate a transfer OF slseo 10 the SNOW
and ice fund was allowed. This had been expended
end Commissioner Waring calculated the deficiency
at over $4,000 Controller Fitch said that this was
a large deficiency. showing an expenditure Of nearly
double what the removal OF ice and snow COST the
city during the whole OF last winter.
1t may be said. however that or the l"''ofo cai'
loads OF snow and ice removed from the streets IN
January only 81 32j loads were taken away by MI.
Andrews while 9932l loads were removed by Coione'
Warng. The sweeping and shovellng ana car'iis
OF the 1925 loads under Mr. Andrews cost the cry
81 4Os A. an average OF 734 cents a cart Inc cost
OF Colonel Warnings work for the first week IN rld-
ding the streets of snow and Ice was si""o' W io'
% ISL loads at the rate OF e94 cents d cart an IN
mediate saving over Mr. Andrewss charges OF
cents a load which. trhing as 1t seems, meant
saving in the fortnight OF 1897 S. as when the new
Commissioner had the experience OF one week be-
hind him. he in the next seven days sent H'lp ioaus
OF snow and Ice to the dumps, record that seei's
10 be without precedent The books are not yet
made up so az to show exactly what was the aver
age cost Il load during this period OF acuVity' so
II is assumed that the expense was at least no
greater than in the first week In fact. II was said
bv one OF the bookkeepcrs yesterday. that II any
thing II would be less 1t Is but fair TO add that IL
is universal testimony that this cheaper work has
been done much more expeditiously and far more
thoroughly than before in the history OF the
department.
az he asked Colonel
Warng was laid over So that the Commissioner
can make a repor; in writing.
The board took up the Barney Dumping Boat
Company's demand for $50 "A day for each boat used
by the city. The Mayor thought the rate excessive
a letter from the company read Withdrawing
It's offer to sell the city for $4,000. 1t
proposed reduction in the rate for each boat II
the city would make a contract for IA term OF I'VE
TO ten years The company. II whispered about,
had received tip that this administration would
never agree 10 buy at 50 exorbltant price.
The payment OF $4,000 on account. which the COM
pany refused last week. accepted. and the case
referred Controller Fitch. President Barker
and Corporation Counsel Clark. the committee.
Commissioner Warlng applied for an Appropriation
of $4,000 for building n self-Tropeng dumping
boat the invention OF Lieutenant Delahanty. United
States Supervisor OF the flarbor. lie said II had
speed Of ten miles an hour loaded. and that two OF
the Deahanty boats would do the work OF the whole
thirteen Barney dumping boats. The Commissioners
"A a
boats could be sent nifty miles seward every day
ana return rne re 1eipcst was aid Over - tho p,n,
Transit Commission to April was allowed; also
s6ll05 FOR furniture and heating apparatus for pub
ON Controller Fitch's application he was author
tied To raise the rates OF Interest on the city bonds
to 81. per cent. As the United States Government
was to offer. II was said. 80 per cent the city
President Clauscn OF the Park Board. wanted
80" TO pay for soundings ~ the City Island Bridge
but President harker objected although Mr. Clau-
gsu gtt hat he inn WAS
Il have no confidence In Engineer Boiler or his
estimates" said Commissioner Barker. The city
Island Bridge ought To- have been completed before
this. Mr. Holer exceeded his estimates on the Nc
general history OF the Park Department justiiies
Park Department In matters that come before the
board remind me Of Chinese laundry slip. You
can't make head tail OF them
The briT,les rose on President ciausen at .hs
G M for "sNf S s1
ragement might result. But the Mayor poured OIL
explanation the ,.ro was allowed.
sheriff Hansen asked FOR some changes In the
30 change In salaries were Involved" he said.
cept two which slight. The board agreed 10
the changes In nomenclature.
School Commissioner Livingston asked The boards
Sl .e OF s bonS a" Tor A,y sR
IL was '9d mat the Gil mus, l haye bearing be-
s sonl then N. se Ri s MS for It's
Colonel Naring Was seen at his Office N ~ last
90 much ' money on the street work That is why
! wasn't In position to explain the matter AT the
meeting to-day. We have been spending S-o.'H on
each storm I didn't know It. ! supposed We had
spent about 1000 the two storms Instead the
books show that spent &o,rp That Is as near
a. get at IL now.
I'VE have employed nearly 500 extra men AZ
s. day. and l2oo to Loo extra carts. This ac-
counts for the great expense. Then take into con-
alteration that last year only twenty-six and a
half miles 81 street cleaned. while / have
been cleaning 3iiA. miles since came In on the
fifteenth OF January
The Commissioner then gave the following figures
showing the cost OF removing snow each year
since $50. In 1881. S6 935 ~ spent; ls@l.
"a -, o. 1893 S4 20: ls9 $50 .0 90 For the first
fifteen days OF January 1896 100; since January
IS when he had taken personal supervision 1880.